Screening of antioxidant and antifilarial activity of leaf extracts of Excoecaria agallocha L.

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-15

  Patra, Jayanta Ku ^a   Mohapatra, Alok Das ^b   Rath, Sakti Kanta ^a   Dhal, Nabin Ku ^a   Thatoi, Hrudayanath ^a  

^a NORTH ORISSA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity and antifilarial activity; Excoecaria agallocha; Mangrove plant; Plant extract

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; EXCOECARIA AGALLOCHA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; EUPHORBIA; EXCOECARIA AGALLOCHA; INDIA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLANT LEAF; SETARIA DIGITATA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EXCOECARIA AGALLOCHA; METAZOA; SETARIA DIGITATA;

EID: 70350757651     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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