Antimalarial activity of methanolic leaf extract of Piper betle L.

Molecules

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-118

  Al Adhroey, Abdulelah H ^a   Nor, Zurainee M ^a   Al Mekhlafi, Hesham M ^a   Amran, Adel A ^b   Mahmud, Rohela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimalarial activity; Methanolic extract; Piper betle

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; PIPERACEAE; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; FEMALE; MALE; METHANOL; MICE; PIPER; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

EID: 79251528897     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules16010107     Document Type: Article

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