Simalikalactone D is responsible for the antimalarial properties of an amazonian traditional remedy made with Quassia amara L. (Simaroubaceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 155-157

  Bertani, S ^a   Houel E ^b   Stien, D ^b   Chevolot, L ^b   Jullian, V ^c   Garavito, G ^d   Bourdy, G ^c   Deharo, E ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UMR 152 IRD Universite Paul Sabatier   (France)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Antimalarial; Quassia amara; Quassinoids; Simalikalactone D; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUASSIA AMARA EXTRACT; SIMALIKALACTONE D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; IC 50; MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; QUASSIA AMARA; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; BEVERAGES; FRENCH GUIANA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUASSIA; QUASSINS; RODENTIA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII YOELII; QUASSIA AMARA; RODENTIA; SIMAROUBACEAE;

EID: 33749456381     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.04.017     Document Type: Article

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