Biological evaluation of plants of Laos used in the treatment of tuberculosis in Lao traditional medicine

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-33

  Elkington, Bethany G ^a   Southavong, Bounhong ^b   Sydara, Kongmany ^b   Souliya, Onevilay ^b   Vanthanouvong, Manoluck ^b   Nettavong, Kongdeuane ^c   Thammachack, Bounleuth ^c   Pak, Dennis H ^a   Riley, Mary C ^a   Franzblau, Scott G ^a   Soejarto, D Doel ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Laos)

^c National Library of Laos   (Laos)

^d FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnomedicine; Laos; Mycobacteria; Palm leaf manuscript; Tham

Indexed keywords

AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CAPPARIS EXTRACT; CASSIA EXTRACT; GARDENIA EXTRACT; JUJUBE EXTRACT; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

AMARANTHUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANNONA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BIGNONIACEAE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLERODENDRUM; COLUBRINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FICUS; HUMAN; IC 50; JATROPHA; JUJUBE; LAOS; LITSEA; LYCOPODIUM; MELASTOMATACEAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MITRAGYNA; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOTHERAPY; POLYALTHIA; SALACIA; SARSAPARILLA; SOLANUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STEMONACEAE; STRYCHNOS; SUGARCANE; TUBERCULOSIS; VERO CELL; VITEX;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE;

EID: 77149129292     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200802398002     Document Type: Article

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