Efficacy of Desmodium gangeticum extract and its fractions against experimental visceral leishmaniasis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 83-88

  Singh, Nasib ^a   Mishra, Pushpesh Kumar ^a   Kapil, Aruna ^a   Arya, Kamal Ram ^a   Maurya, Rakesh ^a   Dube, Anuradha ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antileishmanial; Chemoprophylactic; Chemotherapeutic; Desmodium gangeticum; Hamster; Leishmania

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BUTANOL; DESMODIUM GANGETICUM EXTRACT; HEXANE; MILTEFOSINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMODIUM GANGETICUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HAMSTER; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PROPHYLAXIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

CRICETINAE; DESMODIUM; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI;

EID: 14844313277     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.12.032     Document Type: Article

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