Antiplasmodial effects of Brucea javanica (L.) merr. and Eurycoma longifolia jack extracts and their combination with chloroquine and quinine on Plasmodium falciparum in culture

Tropical Medicine and Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 61-68

  Sriwilaijaroen, Nongluk ^a   Kondo, Sumalee ^a   Nanthasri, Pranee ^a   Auparakkitanon, Saranya ^b   Suzuki, Yasuo ^c   Wilairat, Prapon ^d  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Mahidol University ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antimalarial activity; Brucea javanica (L.) merr.; Drug combination; Eurycoma longifolia jack; Plasmodium falciparum; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; BRUCEA JAVANICA EXTRACT; CHLOROQUINE; COUMARIN; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; QUININE;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; IC 50; MALARIA; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 77954688199     PISSN: 13488945     EISSN: 13494147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2149/tmh.2009-11     Document Type: Article

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