Pharmacological and phytochemical screening of two Hyacinthaceae species: Scilla natalensis and Ledebouria ovatifolia

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 95-101

  Sparg, S G ^a   Van Staden, J ^a   Jager A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ledebouria ovatifolia; Scilla natalensis; Screening; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BUFADIENOLIDE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; LEDEBOURIA AVATIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SCILLA NATALENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LEDEBOURIA OVATIFOLIA; LETHAL DOSE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; PLANT BULB; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCILLA NATALENSIS;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HELMINTHS; ISOENZYMES; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0036124452     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00007-7     Document Type: Article

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