Anti-protozoan activities of Harungana madagascariensis stem bark extract on trichomonads and malaria

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 507-511

  Iwalewa, E O ^a,d   Omisore, N O ^a   Adewunmi, C O ^b   Gbolade, A A ^a   Ademowo, O G ^c   Nneji, C ^c   Agboola, O I ^a   Daniyan, O M ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Faculty of Pharmacy   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anti malarial; Anti trichomonal; Harungana madagascariensis; In vivo and in vitro studies; Stem bark extract

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; CHLOROQUINE; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PYRIMETHAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GUTTIFERAE; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALARIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PIGEON; PLANT STEM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; TRICHOMONAS;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENTS; ARTEMISININS; CHLOROQUINE; CLUSIACEAE; FEMALE; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MICE; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII; TRICHOMONAS;

CLUSIACEAE; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS; MUS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM YOELII NIGERIENSIS; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRICHOMONAS; TRICHOMONAS GALLINAE;

EID: 42749093190     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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