Plant derived antimalarial agents: New leads and challenges

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-61

  Wright, Colin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Cryptolepine; Malaria; Plant species; Traditional medicines

Indexed keywords

11 CHLOROCRYPTOLEPINE; 2 BROMOCRYPTOLEPINE; 2 CHLOROCRYPTOLEPINE; 2,7 DIBROMOCRYPTOLEPINE; 7 BROMOCRYPTOLEPINE; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS EXTRACT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISIA ANNUA EXTRACT; ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; CRYPTOLEPINE; CRYPTOLEPINE DERIVATIVE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; CHINESE HERB; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOLEPIS; CRYPTOLEPIS SANGUINOLENTA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRYCHNOS; TOXICITY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; CRYPTOLEPIS SANGUINOLENTA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 23944454585     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-005-3261-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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