Effect of Mexican medicinal plant used to treat trichomoniasis on Trichomonas vaginalis trophozoites

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 248-251

  Calzada, Fernando ^a   Yépez Mulia, Lilian ^a   Tapia Contreras, Amparo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antitrichomonal activity; Mexican medicinal plant; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENT; BOCCONIA FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; COCOS NUCIFERA EXTRACT; GERANIUM MEXICANUM EXTRACT; LYGODIUM VENUSTUM EXTRACT; METHANOL EXTRACTION RESIDUE; METRONIDAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HERBAL MEDICINE; IC 50; ICHTHYOPHTHIRIUS MULTIFILIIS; LEISHMANIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOON; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; TROPHOZOITE; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENTS; CARICA; COCOS; GERANIUM; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; METHANOL; METRONIDAZOLE; MEXICO; PAPAVERACEAE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; SEEDS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TROPHOZOITES;

BOCCONIA FRUTESCENS; CARICA PAPAYA; COCOS NUCIFERA; LYGODIUM VENUSTUM; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 34547850130     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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