Antimalarial activity of some plants traditionally used in treatment of malaria in Kwale district of Kenya

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 545-551

  Muthaura, C N ^a   Rukunga, G M ^a   Chhabra, S C ^b   Omar, S A ^a   Guantai, A N ^c   Gathirwa, J W ^a   Tolo, F M ^a   Mwitari, P G ^a   Keter, L K ^a   Kirira, P G ^a   Kimani, C W ^a   Mungai, G M ^d   Njagi, E N M ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antiplasmodial activity; Maytenus putterlickioides; Warburgia stuhlmannii

Indexed keywords

BLAKELOCK EXTRACT; CHLOROQUINE; FLUEGGEA VIROSA EXTRACT; MAYTENUS PUTTERLICKIOIDES EXTRACT; MAYTENUS UNDATA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARBURGIA STUHLMANNII EXTRACT; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLAKELOCK; CELASTRACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; EUPHORBIA; FEMALE; FLUEGGEA VIROSA; IC 50; KENYA; MALARIA; MAYTENUS; MAYTENUS PUTTERLICKIOIDES; MAYTENUS UNDATA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; VERO CELL; WARBURGIA STUHLMANNII;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CELASTRACEAE; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; KENYA; MALARIA; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; VERO CELLS;

CANELLACEAE; CELASTRACEAE; EUPHORBIACEAE; FLUEGGEA VIROSA; MAYTENUS; MAYTENUS UNDATA; MURINAE; MUS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; WARBURGIA;

EID: 34347355532     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.04.018     Document Type: Article

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