In vitro antiprotozoal activities and cytotoxicity of some selected Cameroonian medicinal plants

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-12

  Ndjakou Lenta, B ^a   Vonthron Senecheau C ^b,c   Fongang Soh, R ^a   Tantangmo, F ^a   Ngouela, S ^a   Kaiser, M ^d   Tsamo, E ^a   Anton, R ^b   Weniger, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^d SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Albizia zygia; Antiprotozoal activity; Cameroon; Harungana madagascarensis; Medicinal plants; Symphonia globulifera

Indexed keywords

ALBIZIA ZYGIA EXTRACT; ALLANBLACKIA MONTICOLA STANER EXTRACT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; BENZNIDAZOLE; CHLOROQUINE; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS EXTRACT; MELARSOPROL; METHANOL; MILTEFOSINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; RAUVOLFIA MACROPHYLLA EXTRACT; STEREOSPERMUM ACUMINATISSIMUM EXTRACT; STEREOSPERMUM ZENKERI EXTRACT; SYMPHONIA GLOBULIFERA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ALBIZIA ZYGIA; ALLANBLACKIA MONTICOLA; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CAMEROON; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARENSIS; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RAT; RAUVOLFIA MACROPHYLLA; STEREOSPERMUM ACUMINATISSIMUM; STEREOSPERMUM ZENKERI; SYMPHONIA GLOBULIFERA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ALBIZZIA; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; APOCYNACEAE; BIGNONIACEAE; CAMEROON; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CLUSIACEAE; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RATS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMATINA;

ALBIZIA ZYGIA; CLUSIACEAE; FABACEAE; HARUNGANA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA; SIA; SYMPHONIA GLOBULIFERA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33947593354     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.10.036     Document Type: Article

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