Anti-micro filarial activity of methanolic extract of Vitex negundo and Aegle marmelos and their phytochemical analysis

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 128-131

  Sahare, K N ^a   Anandhraman, V ^b   Meshram, V G ^c   Meshram, S U ^a   Reddy, M V R ^b   Tumane, P M ^a   Goswami, K ^b  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Sindhu Mahavidyalaya ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Aegle marmelos; Antifilarial activity; Microfilariae; Phytochemicals; Ricinus communis; Vitex negundo

Indexed keywords

AEGLE MARMELOS; BRUGIA MALAYI; RICINUS COMMUNIS; VITEX; VITEX NEGUNDO;

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

AEGLE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BRUGIA MALAYI; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ELEPHANTIASIS; HUMAN; MICROFILARIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RICINUS COMMUNIS; VITEX;

AEGLE; ANIMALS; BRUGIA MALAYI; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MICROFILARIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; RICINUS; VITEX;

EID: 42449153897     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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