In vitro anti-leishmanial activity of traditional medicinal plants from Cameroon and Ghana

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 863-871

  Ndjonka, D ^a,c   Agyare, C ^b   Luersen K ^c   Hensel, A ^b   Liebau, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c Institute for Zoophysiology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anogeissus; Hoslundia; Leishmania; Phyllanthus; Steganotaenia

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANOGEISSUS LEIOCARPUS EXTRACT; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; FICUS EXASPERATA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; HOSLUNDIA OPPOSITA EXTRACT; PENTAMIDINE; PHYLLANTHUS MUELLERIANUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PUPALIA LAPPACEA EXTRACT; PYROGALLOL; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; STEGANOTAENIA ARALIACEA EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMARANTHACEAE; ANGIOSPERM; ANOGEISSUS LEIOCARPUS; ANTILEISHMANIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMBRETACEAE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; FICUS; FICUS EXASPERATA; GROWTH INHIBITION; HOSLUNDIA OPPOSITA; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; LEISHMANIA TARENTOLAE; LEISHMANIASIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS; PHYLLANTHUS MUELLERIANUS; PROMASTIGOTE; PUPALIA LAPPACEA; STEGANOTAENIA ARALIACEA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 77958014025     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.863.871     Document Type: Article

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