Potential antiamoebic property of the roots of Piper longum Linn.

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 689-691

  Ghoshal, Sheela ^a,b   Lakshmi, V ^b  

^a Division of Microbiology   (India)

^b CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Amoebiasis; Antiamoebic; Entamoeba histolytica; Piper longum

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; PIPER LONGUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRUIT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIPER LONGUM; PLANT ROOT; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMEBIASIS; AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; MALE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PIPER; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PIPER LONGUM;

EID: 0036845638     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1014     Document Type: Article

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