Larvicidal activities of ginger (Zingiber officinale) against Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Acta Tropica

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 69-76

  Lin, Rong Jyh ^a,b   Chen, Chung Yi ^c   Chung, Li Yu ^a   Yen, Chuan Min ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Anthelmintic activity; DPPH and peroxyl radical; Ginger; Larvicidal activity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALBENDAZOLE; CHLOROFORM; GINGER EXTRACT; GINGEROL; HEXAHYDROCURCUMIN; MEBENDAZOLE; PEROXY RADICAL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SHOGAOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NEMATODE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARASITE RESISTANCE; TUBER;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LARVA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GINGER; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 77953020140     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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