Screening of plant extracts for antiprotozoal and cytotoxic activities

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 89, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 185-191

  Camacho, M D R ^a,e   Phillipson, J D ^a   Croft, S L ^b   Solis, P N ^c   Marshall, S J ^d   Ghazanfar, S A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

^d SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antiprotozoal; Cytotoxic activity; Leishmania donovani; Plants; Trypanosoma brucei brucei

Indexed keywords

AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA EXTRACT; ALSTONIA MACROPHYLLA EXTRACT; ANNONA PURPUREA EXTRACT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ARNEBIA HISPIDISSIMA EXTRACT; BRUCEA JAVANICA EXTRACT; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CAPPARIS SPINOSA EXTRACT; CELAEMODENDRON MEXICANUM EXTRACT; CEPHAELIS CAMPONUTANS EXTRACT; CEPHAELIS DICHROA EXTRACT; GALPHIMIA GLAUCA EXTRACT; GUAREA GRANDIFOLIA EXTRACT; GUAREA RHOPALOCARPA EXTRACT; MAERUA CRASSIFOLIA EXTRACT; METHANOL; NAPOLEONAEA HEUDELOTTI EXTRACT; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RATIBIDA LATIPALEARIS EXTRACT; RHAZYA STRICTA EXTRACT; RHUS AUCHARI EXTRACT; SISYMBRIUM IRIO EXTRACT; SOLANUM NIGRUM EXTRACT; STENORRHYNCHOS LANCEOLATUS EXTRACT; STEPHANIA DINKLAGEI EXTRACT; TELOXYS GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; TRICLISIA PATENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; ALSTONIA MACROPHYLLA; ANNONA PURPUREA; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARNEBIA HISPIDISSIMA; ARTICLE; BOTANY; BRUCEA JAVANICA; CALOTROPIS PROCERS; CAPPARIS SPINOSA; CELAENODENDRON MEXICANUM; CELL STRAIN KB; CEPHAELIS CAMPONUTANS; CEPHAELIS DICHROA; CEPHAELIS GLOMERULATA; CHEMOTAXONOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EPIDERMIS CELL; FAGONIA INDICA; GALPHIMIA GLAUCA; GUAREA GRANDIFOLIA; GUAREA MACROPELATA; GUAREA RHOPALOCARPA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MAERUA CRASSIFOLIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUTH CANCER; NAPOLEONAEA HEUDELOTTI; NONHUMAN; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; RATIBIDA LATIPALEARIS; RATIBIDA MEXICANA; RHAZYA STRICTA; RHUS AUCHERI; RUAGEA GLABRA; SCOLYMUS HISPANICUS; SENNA RETICULATA; SISYMBRIUM IRIO; SOLANUM NIGRUM; SONCHUS OLERACEUS; SPECIES; STENORRHYNCHOS LANCEOLATUS; STEPHANIA DINKLAGEI; SWIETENIA HUMILIS; SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA; TELOXYS GRAVEOLENS; TRICLISIA PATENS; TRICLISIA SUBCORDATA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; VENONIA CINEREA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ALSTONIA MACROPHYLLA; ANNONA PURPUREA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0242552352     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00269-1     Document Type: Article

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