Evaluation of the antimalarial activity in some Cuban medicinal plants;Evaluación de la actividad antimalárica de algunas plantas utilizadas en la medicina tradicional cubana

Revista de Ciencias Farmaceuticas Basica e Aplicada

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-205

  Rodríguez Pérez, Maylin ^a   Martinez J M ^a   Rivero, L R ^a   Alvarez H M H ^a   Valdez, A F C ^a   Rodriguez D A ^a   Lizama, R S ^b   Payrol, J A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^b INSTITUTO DE FARMACIA Y ALIMENTOS   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Antimalarial plants; Ethnobotany; Plasmodium berghei; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM EXTRACT; BAMBUSA VULGARIS EXTRACT; CHLOROQUINE; INDIGOFERA SUFFRUTICOSA EXTRACT; MELALEUCA LEUCADENDRON EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SIMAROUBA GLAUCA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PARASITEMIA; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 34948826055     PISSN: 18084532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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