Validation of use of a traditional antimalarial remedy from French Guiana, Zanthoxylum rhoifolium Lam

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 348-352

  Jullian, V ^a   Bourdy, G ^b   Georges, S ^a   Maurel, S ^a   Sauvain, M ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Pharmacochimie   (France)

^b UMR 152 IRD Universite Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

Antimalarial; French Guiana; Medicinal plant; Plasmodium; Traditional remedy; Zanthoxylum rhoifolium

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; AVICINE; CHLOROQUINE; DIHYDROAVICINE; DIHYDRONITIDINE; FAGARIDINE; NITIDINE; OXYAVICINE; OXYNITIDINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANTHOXYLUM RHOIFOLIUM EXTRACT;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTIONATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ZANTHOXYLUM RHOIFOLIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; FRENCH GUIANA; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; ZANTHOXYLUM;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RUTACEAE; ZANTHOXYLUM RHOIFOLIUM;

EID: 33745183774     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.01.011     Document Type: Article

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