Antimalarial activity of crude extracts from nine African medicinal plants

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-83

  Kaou, Ali Mohamed ^a   Mahiou Leddet, Valérie ^a   Hutter, Sébastien ^a   Aïnouddine, Sidi ^b   Hassani, Said ^b   Yahaya, Ibrahim ^b   Azas, Nadine ^a   Ollivier, Evelyne ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CNDRS   (Comoros)

Author keywords

Antiplasmodial activity; Comoro; Ethnopharmacology; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; ANNONA SQUAMOSA EXTRACT; APHLOIA THEAEFORMIS EXTRACT; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; CAESALPINIA BONDUC EXTRACT; CAJANUS CAJAN EXTRACT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM EXTRACT; CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA EXTRACT; CITRUS NOBILIS EXTRACT; DATURA METEL EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; FLACOURTIA INDICA EXTRACT; FLUEGGEA VIROSA EXTRACT; GUETTARDA SPECIOSA EXTRACT; HELICHRYSUM FULVESCENS EXTRACT; IPOMOEA OBSCURA EXTRACT; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; LEPTADENIA MADAGASCARIENSIS EXTRACT; MOLLUGO NUDICAULIS EXTRACT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MUSA PARADISIACA EXTRACT; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS TENELLUS EXTRACT; PIPER CAPENSE EXTRACT; PIPER UMBELLATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERNONIA COLORATA EXTRACT;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

AFRICA; ANTIMALARIALS; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

APOCYNACEAE; ASTERACEAE; EUPHORBIACEAE; FLUEGGEA VIROSA; LEPTADENIA; PIPER CAPENSE; PIPERACEAE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; VERNONIA COLORATA;

EID: 38749140619     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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