The anti-amoebic activity of some medicinal plants used by AIDS patients in southern Thailand

Parasitology Research

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 588-592

  Sawangjaroen, Nongyao ^a   Phongpaichit, S ^a   Subhadhirasakul, S ^a   Visutthi, M ^a   Srisuwan, N ^a   Thammapalerd, N ^b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHUS EBRACTEATUS EXTRACT; ALPINIA GALANGA EXTRACT; BARLERIA LUPULINA EXTRACT; BETEL EXTRACT; BOESENBERGIA PANDURATA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; COCCINIA GRANDIS EXTRACT; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GYNURA PSEUDOCHINA EXTRACT; METRONIDAZOLE; MURRAYA PANICULATA EXTRACT; PIPER CHABA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; SPILANTHES ACMELLA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET EXTRACT;

ACANTHUS EBRACTEATUS; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS PATIENT; ALPINIA GALANGA; ANTIAMOEBIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARLERIA LUPULINA; BOESENBERGIA PANDURATA; COCCINIA GRANDIS; DRUG SCREENING; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA HM1:IMSS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA HTH 56:MUTM; GINGER; GYNURA PSEUDOCHINA; HERBAL MEDICINE; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSCOPY; MURRAYA; MURRAYA PANICULATA; NONHUMAN; PIPER BETLE; PIPER CHABA; PIPERACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPILANTHES ACMELLA; THAILAND; TROPHOZOITE; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET;

AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; THAILAND; TROPHOZOITES;

ACANTHUS EBRACTEATUS; ALPINIA GALANGA; BARLERIA LUPULINA; BOESENBERGIA PANDURATA; COCCINIA GRANDIS; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GYNURA; MURRAYA; MURRAYA PANICULATA; PIPER BETEL; PIPER BETLE; PIPER CHABA; PIPERACEAE; SPILANTHES ACMELLA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET;

EID: 33645455541     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-0119-2     Document Type: Article

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