Effects of Piper longum fruit, Piper sarmentosum root and Quercus infectoria nut gall on caecal amoebiasis in mice

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 357-360

  Sawangjaroen, Nongyao ^a   Sawangjaroen, Kitja ^a   Poonpanang, Pathana ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Amoebiasis; Entamoeba histolytica; Piper longum; Piper sarmentosum; Quercus infectoria

Indexed keywords

ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPER LONGUM EXTRACT; PIPER SARMENTOSUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCUS INFECTORA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; FRUIT; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OAK; PIPERACEAE; PLANT ROOT; TROPHOZOITE;

AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; CECUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DYSENTERY, AMEBIC; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; FRUIT; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PIPER; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT TUMORS; QUERCUS;

EID: 2342439117     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.01.014     Document Type: Article

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