Traditional antimalarials and the development of novel antimalarial drugs

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 67-71

  Wright, Colin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiplasmodial assays; Artemisinin; Cryptolepine; Quassinoids; Traditional antimalarials

Indexed keywords

2,7 DIBROMOCRYPTOLEPINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEETHER; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISIA ANNUA EXTRACT; ARTEMISININ; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; BRUCEA JAVANICA EXTRACT; BRUSATOL; CHLOROQUINE; CRYPTOLEPINE; CRYPTOLEPINE DERIVATIVE; CRYPTOLEPIS SANGUINOLENTA EXTRACT; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; GLAUCARUBINONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT; NEOCRYPTOLEPINE; OZ 277; PLANT EXTRACT; QUASSIA AMARA EXTRACT; QUASSIN; QUASSINOID; QUASSINOID DERIVATIVE; QUININE; SIMAROUBACEAE EXTRACT; SIMARROUBA AMARA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTEMISIA ANNUA; BRUCEA JAVANICA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYPTOLEPIS; CRYPTOLEPIS SANGUINOLENTA; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG POTENCY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; QUASSIA AMARA; REVIEW; SIMAROUBACEAE; SIMARROUBA AMARA; TECHNIQUE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 23044507928     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.05.012     Document Type: Short Survey

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