Effectiveness of dried Carica papaya seeds against human intestinal parasitosis: A pilot study

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 194-196

  Okeniyi, John A O ^a,b   Ogunlesi, Tinuade A ^b   Oyelami, Oyeku A ^a   Adeyemi, Lateef A ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Wesley Guild Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amoebiasis; Ascariasis; Giardiasis; Helminths; Honey; Ova; Parasites; Pawpaw; Stool

Indexed keywords

PAPAYA SEED EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELIXIR; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; LOOSE FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NAUSEA; PAPAYA; PARASITOSIS; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TROPICS;

ANIMALS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CARICA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FECES; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NIGERIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLACEBOS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

ASIMINA TRILOBA; CARICA PAPAYA; VERMES;

EID: 34248158866     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2005.065     Document Type: Article

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