Antimalarial and analgesic activities of ethanolic leaf extract of Panicum maximum

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 442-446

  Okokon, Jude E ^a   Nwafor, Paul A ^a   Andrew, Ukeme E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Antiplasmodial; Panicum maximum; Plasmodium berghei

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROFORM; CHLOROQUINE; FORMALDEHYDE; METHANOL; PANICUM MAXIMUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRIMETHAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HOT PLATE TEST; INFECTION PREVENTION; LD 50; MALE; MILLET; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PANICUM MAXIMUM; PLANT LEAF; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FEMALE; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; PANICUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI;

EID: 79960243216     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: 19957645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60122-3     Document Type: Article

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