Phytochemical investigation and medicinal evaluation of fixed oil of Balanites aegyptiaca fruits (Balantiaceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 495-501

  Al Ashaal, Hanan A ^a   Farghaly, Ayman A ^a   Abd El Aziz, M M ^a   Ali, M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antimutagenicity; Antiparasitic; Antiviral; Balanites oil; Cytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ASCORBIC ACID; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA EXTRACT; CISPLATIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NYSTATIN; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CARCINOMA CELL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; BALANITES; BUFFALOES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLS, CULTURED; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FRUIT; HUMANS; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; VERO CELLS;

BALANITES; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; CANDIDA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 73749088729     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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