Medicinal plants from the Yanesha (Peru): Evaluation of the leishmanicidal and antimalarial activity of selected extracts

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 413-422

  Céline, Valadeau ^a,b   Adriana, Pabon ^c   Eric, Deharo ^b,d   Joaquina, Albán Castillo ^e   Yannick, Estevez ^b   Augusto, Lores Fransis ^f   Rosario, Rojas ^g   Dionicia, Gamboa ^g   Michel, Sauvain ^b,d   Denis, Castillo ^g   Geneviève, Bourdy ^b,d  

^a UMIFRE 17 CNRS MAEDI USR3337 Amérique Latine Projet de Recherche Tambo Colorado   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Peru)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^f Sector Azulis ^*  (Peru)

^g UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Antimalarial; Leishmania; Leishmanicidal agents; Peru; Plasmodium; Traditional medicine; Yanesha

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CALEA MONTANA EXTRACT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CESTRUM RACEMOSUM EXTRACT; CHLOROQUINE; HEDYCHIUM CORONARIUM EXTRACT; HYPOXANTHINE; HYPTIS LACUSTRIS EXTRACT; JACARANDA COPAIA EXTRACT; PIPER ADUNCUM EXTRACT; PIPER DENNISII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RENEALMIA ALPINIA EXTRACT; RENEALMIA THYRSOIDEA EXTRACT; SIPARUNA ASPERA EXTRACT; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ETHNOBOTANY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; LEISHMANIA; MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONIMIACEAE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIABILITY; PERU; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; LEISHMANIA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PERU; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS;

ASTERACEAE; BIGNONIACEAE; CALEA; CARICA PAPAYA; CARICACEAE; CESTRUM; HEDYCHIUM CORONARIUM; HYPTIS; JACARANDA COPAIA; LAMIACEAE; LANTANA; LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS; MONIMIACEAE; PAVON; PIPER ADUNCUM; PIPERACEAE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RENEALMIA ALPINIA; RENEALMIA THYRSOIDEA; SIPARUNA ASPERA; SOLANACEAE; VERBENACEAE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 67349122667     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.03.041     Document Type: Article

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