In vitro cytotoxic, antiprotozoal and antimicrobial activities of medicinal plants from Vanuatu

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 800-809

  Bradacs, Gesine ^a   Maes, Louis ^b   Heilmann, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Antiprotozoal; Cytotoxicity; Traditional medicine; Vanuatu

Indexed keywords

ACALYPHA GRANDIS EXTRACT; AIDIA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; ALLOPHYLUS TIMORIENSIS EXTRACT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; BACCAUREA STYLARIS EXTRACT; BENZNIDAZOLE; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; DOXYCYCLINE; DRACONTOMELON VITIENSE EXTRACT; DYSOXYLUM ARBORESCENS EXTRACT; ECONAZOLE; EUODIA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; GREWIA INMAC EXTRACT; GYROCARPUS AMERICANUS EXTRACT; INTSIA BIJUGA EXTRACT; MACARANGA DIOICA EXTRACT; MACARANGA TANARIUS EXTRACT; MACROPIPER LATIFOLIUM EXTRACT; MILTEFOSINE; PIPTURUS ARGENTEUS EXTRACT; SURAMIN; SYZYGIUM MALACCENSE EXTRACT; TABERNAEMONTANA PANDACAQUI EXTRACT; TAMOXIFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET EXTRACT;

ACALYPHA GRANDIS; AIDIA RACEMOSA; ALLOPHYLUS TIMORIENSIS; ANACARDIACEAE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACCAUREA STYLARIS; BIDENS PILOSA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRACONTOMELON VITIENSE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DYSOXYLUM ARBORESCENS; EUODIA LATIFOLIA; EUPHORBIA; FEMALE; GREWIA INMAC; GYROCARPUS AMERICANUS; HERNANDIACEAE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; INTSIA BIJUGA; LEGUME; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MACARANGA DIOICA; MACARANGA TANARIUS; MACROPIPER LATIFOLIUM; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELIACEAE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MYRTACEAE; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS; PIPERACEAE; PIPTURUS ARGENTEUS; PLANT LEAF; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RUBIACEAE; RUTACEAE; SAPINDACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYZYGIUM MALACCENSE; TABERNAEMONTANA PANDACAQUI; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; URTICACEAE; VANUATU; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET; ZINGIBERACEAE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; VANUATU;

ACALYPHA; GYROCARPUS AMERICANUS; MACROPIPER; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA; TABERNAEMONTANA PANDACAQUI; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 77953277370     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2981     Document Type: Article

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