Herbal remedies traditionally used against malaria in Ghana: Bioassay-guided fractionation of Microglossa pyrifolia (Asteraceae)

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 57, Issue 11-12, 2002, Pages 1022-1027

  Köhler, Inga ^a   Jenett Siems, Kristina ^a   Kraft, Carola ^a   Siems, Karsten ^b   Abbiw, Daniel ^c   Bienzle, Ulrich ^d   Eich, Eckart ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ANALYTICON DISCOVERY GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioassay Guided Fractionation; Microglossa pyrifolia; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; MICROGLOSSA PYRIFOLIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0036875453     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2002-11-1212     Document Type: Article

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