Studies on the antiplasmodial properties of some South African medicinal plants used as antimalarial remedies in zulu folk medicine

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 397-401

  Nundkumar, N ^a   Ojewole, John A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia xanthophloea; Antiplasmodial properties; Barringtonia racemosa; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum D10; Psidium guajava; Rauvolfia caffra; Sclerocarya birrea; Vangueria infausta; Warburgia salutaris

Indexed keywords

4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLSULFINYLPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; ACACIA XANTHOPHLOEA EXTRACT; ANTHRAQUINONE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; BARRINGTONIA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA EXTRACT; RAUVOLFIA CAFFRA EXTRACT; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA EXTRACT; SECOIRIDOID; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANGUERIA INFAUSTA EXTRACT; WARBURGIA SALUTARIS EXTRACT; CHLOROQUINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FRUIT; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SOUTH AFRICA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ANIMAL; BARK; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; MALARIA; METHODOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FRUIT; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALARIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036751762     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2002.24.7.696540     Document Type: Article

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