Phytochemistry and in vitro pharmacological activities of South African Vitex (Verbenaceae) species

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 680-685

  Nyiligira, E ^a   Viljoen, A M ^b   Van Heerden, F R ^c   Van Zyl, R L ^a   Van Vuuren, S F ^a   Steenkamp, P A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d CSIR Biosciences   (South Africa)

Author keywords

12S,16S R dihydroxy ent labda 7,13 dien 15,16 olide; Anti inflammatory; Anti oxidant; Antimalarial activity; Antimicrobial; Toxicity; Vitex spp

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 12,16 DIHYDROXY ENT LABDA 7,13 DIEN 15,16 OLIDE; ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE; CHLOROQUINE; CIRSIMARITIN; DITERPENE; HYPOXANTHINE; PLANT EXTRACT; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX EXTRACT; VITEX REHMANNII EXTRACT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; DRUG SAFETY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDICINAL SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SKIN DISEASE; VITEX; VITEX OBOVATA OBOVATA; VITEX OBOVATA WILMSII; VITEX POOARA; VITEX REHMANNII; VITEX ZEYHERI; WOUND;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIMALARIALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACTERIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SOUTH AFRICA; VITEX; YEASTS;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; VERBENACEAE; VITEX; VITEX OBOVATA; VITEX POOARA; VITEX REHMANNII; VITEX ZEYHERI;

EID: 53449100421     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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