Screening of traditionally used plants for in vivo antimalarial activity in mice

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-167

  Innocent, Esther ^a   Moshi, Mainen J ^a   Masimba, Pax J ^a   Mbwambo, Zakaria H ^a   Kapingu, Modest C ^a   Kamuhabwa, Appolinary ^a  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Antimalarial activity; Plasmodium berghei; Traditional medicines

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CAESALPINIA BONDUCELLA EXTRACT; CASSIA ABBREVIATA EXTRACT; CHLOROQUINE; MARANTHUS FLORIBUNDA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; STROPHANTUS EMINII EXTRACT; TRAGIA FULIARIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEPRIS GLOMERATA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CAESALPINIA BONDUCELLA; CASSIA ABBREVIATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MARANTHUS FLORIBUNDA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIABILITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STROPHANTUS EMINII; TRAGIA FULIARIS; VEPRIS GLOMERATA;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; MALARIA; MALE; MICE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

EID: 69249112315     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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