Immunostimulating activity of the hot water-soluble polysaccharide extracts of Anacyclus pyrethrum, Alpinia galanga and Citrullus colocynthis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 155-160

  Bendjeddou, D ^a   Lalaoui, K ^a   Satta, D ^a  

^a Universite Mentouri Constantine   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Alpinia galanga; Anacyclus pyrethrum; Citrullus colocynthis; Mitogenic activity; Phagocytic activity; Plant polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ALPINIA GALANGA EXTRACT; ANACYCLUS PYRETHRUM EXTRACT; COLOCYNTH; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; MITOGENIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALPINIA; ALPINIA GALANGA; ANACYCLUS PYRETHRUM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; ASTERACEAE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FRUIT; HEAT; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL EXUDATE CELL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLANT ROOT; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; RHIZOME; SOLUBILITY; SPLEEN; SPLEEN CELL; WATERMELON;

ALPINIA GALANGA; ANACYCLUS PYRETHRUM; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS;

EID: 0042330100     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00226-5     Document Type: Article

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