In vivo and in vitro activities of medicinal plants on haemic and humoral trypanosomes: A review

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Mbaya, A W ^a   Ibrahim, U I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

In vitro; In vivo; Medicinal plants; Trypanosomes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; ALLYL SULFIDE; ANNONA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; ANTHRAQUINONE; ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BUTYROSPERMUM PARADOXUM EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; FLAVONOID; FURANOLACTONE; GARCINIA LUCIDA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; HOLARRHENA AFRICANA EXTRACT; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; LAWSONIA INERMIS EXTRACT; METHANOL; MITRAGYNA CILIATA EXTRACT; NEOLIGNAN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; PLANT RESIN; QUININE; SAPONIN; SOLANECIO ANGULATUS EXTRACT; TANNIN; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WATER;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANNONA SENEGALENSIS; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BARK; BUTYROSPERMUM PARADOXUM; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; GARCINIA LUCIDA; HOLARRHENA AFRICANA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MITRAGYNA CILIATA; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SOLANECIO ANGULATUS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 78649382009     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2011.1.11     Document Type: Article

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