Amazonian plants from Peru used by Quechua and Mestizo to treat malaria with evaluation of their activity

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 482-489

  Roumy, V ^a   Garcia Pizango, G ^b   Gutierrez Choquevilca, A L ^c,d   Ruiz, L ^b   Jullian, V ^a   Winterton, P ^a   Fabre, N ^a   Moulis, C ^a   Valentin, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA AMAZONÍA PERUANA   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^d UMIFRE 17 CNRS MAEDI USR3337 Amérique Latine Projet de Recherche Tambo Colorado   (Peru)

Author keywords

Ethnomedicine; In vitro screening; Loreto; Malaria; Peru; Quechua

Indexed keywords

ABUTA RUFESCENS EXTRACT; CASSIA LORETENSIS EXTRACT; CYPHOMANDRA HARTWEGII EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; ERYNGIUM FEOTIDUM EXTRACT; GRIAS NEUBERTHII EXTRACT; HEXANE; LACISTEMA AGGREGATUM EXTRACT; METHANOL; MIKANIA CONGESTA EXTRACT; PAGAMEA GUIANENSIS EXTRACT; PITHECELLOBIUM LAETUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; ROUCHERIA PUNCTATA EXTRACT; SABICEA VILLOSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERBENA LITORALIS EXTRACT; VIROLA CALOPHYLLA EXTRACT; ZYGIA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ABUTA RUFESCENS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CASSIA LORETENSIS; CYPHOMANDRA HARTWEGII; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SPECIFICITY; ERYNGIUM FOETIDUM; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FRUIT; GRIAS NEUBERTHII; HERB; HUMAN; IC 50; INTERVIEW; LACISTEMA AGGREGATUM; MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MESTIZO; MIKANIA CONGESTA; NONHUMAN; PAGAMEA GUIANENSIS; PERU; PITHECELLOBIUM LAETUM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUECHUA; ROUCHERIA PUNCTATA; SABICEA VILLOSA; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERBENA LITORALIS; VIROLA CALOPHYLLA; ZYGIA LATIFOLIA;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HEXANES; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MALARIA; METHANOL; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; PERU; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 34347333572     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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