Evaluation of the antimalarial potential of Vernonia ambigua kotschy and peyr (Asteraceae)

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 238-247

  Builders, M I ^a   Wannang, N N ^b   Ajoku, G A ^c   Builders, P F ^c   Onsadipe, A ^c   Aguiyi, J C ^b  

^a BINGHAM UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant property; Antiplasmodial activity; Oral median lethal dose; Phytochemical components; Vernonia ambigua

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ASCORBIC ACID; CHLOROQUINE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT RESIN; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; STEROL DERIVATIVE; SUGAR; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA AMBIGUA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LD 50; LETHAL DOSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI INFECTION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SURVIVAL TIME; TOXICITY TESTING; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMBIGUA;

EID: 79957877665     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2011.238.247     Document Type: Article

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