Antiamoebic activity of Piper longum fruits against Entamoeba histolytica in vitro and in vivo

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 167-170

  Ghoshal, Sheela ^a   Krishna Prasad, B N ^a   Lakshmi, V ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antiamoebic; Entamoeba histolytica; Piper longum; Piperine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; BUTANOL; CHLOROFORM; HEXANE; PIPER LONGUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CECUM DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTEROPATHY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

PIPER LONGUM;

EID: 0343337437     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(96)01382-7     Document Type: Article

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