In vitro antiplasmodial activity of medicinal plants native to or naturalised in South Africa

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 177-191

  Clarkson, Cailean ^a   Maharaj, Vinesh J ^b   Crouch, Neil R ^c,d   Grace, Olwen M ^c   Pillay, Pamisha ^b   Matsabisa, Motlalepula G ^e   Bhagwandin, Niresh ^e   Smith, Peter J ^a   Folb, Peter I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^e SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antiplasmodial; Ethnomedicinal plants; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA EXTRACT; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; ALEPIDEA AMATYMBICA EXTRACT; ALOE FEROX EXTRACT; ALOE MACULATA EXTRACT; ALOE MARLOTHII EXTRACT; ANNONA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTABOTRYS BRACHYPETALUS EXTRACT; ARTABOTRYS MONTEIROAE EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA AFRA EXTRACT; ASIATICOSIDE; ASPARAGUS VIRGATUS EXTRACT; ASYSTASIA GANGETICA EXTRACT; BERULA ERECTA EXTRACT; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; CARISSA EDULIS EXTRACT; CONYZA PODOCEPHALA EXTRACT; CRINUM MACOWANII EXTRACT; CUSSONIA SPICATA EXTRACT; DIPLORYNCHUS CONDYLOCARPON EXTRACT; GOMPHOCARPUS FRUTICOSUS EXTRACT; JUSTICIA FLAVA EXTRACT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LANNEA DISCOLOR EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RAUVOLFIA CAFFRA EXTRACT; SCHEFFLERA UMBELLIFERA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XYSMALOBIUM UNDULATUM EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; FRUIT; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 2342664601     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.02.011     Document Type: Article

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