The in vitro anti-giardial activity of extracts from plants that are used for self-medication by AIDS patients in southern Thailand

Parasitology Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-21

  Sawangjaroen, N ^a   Subhadhirasakul, S ^a   Phongpaichit, S ^a   Siripanth, C ^b   Jamjaroen, K ^a   Sawangjaroen, K ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHUS EBRACTEATUS EXTRACT; ALPINIA GALANGA EXTRACT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; BARLERIA LUPULINA EXTRACT; BETEL EXTRACT; BOESENBERGIA PANDURATA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; COCCINIA GRANDIS EXTRACT; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; GYNURA PSEUDOCHINA EXTRACT; METHANOL; METRONIDAZOLE; MURRAYA PANICULATA EXTRACT; PIPER CHABA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SPILANTHES ACMELLA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET EXTRACT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSCOPE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MEDICATION; THAILAND; TISSUE CULTURE; TROPHOZOITE;

ALPINIA; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CHLOROFORM; ECLIPTA; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; METHANOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PIPER BETLE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; THAILAND; ZINGIBERACEAE;

ALPINIA; ALPINIA GALANGA; BOESENBERGIA; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; KAEMPFERIA GALANGA; MURRAYA; MURRAYA PANICULATA; PIPER BETLE; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET;

EID: 12444282709     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1264-8     Document Type: Article

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