Antimalarial and safety evaluation of extracts from Toddalia asiatica (L) Lam. (Rutaceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 587-590

  Orwa, J A ^a   Ngeny, L ^a   Mwikwabe, N M ^a   Ondicho, J ^a   Jondiko, I J O ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Antiprotozoal; Cytotoxicity; Malaria; Toddalia asiatica; Traditional medicine Africa

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CHLOROQUINE; HEXANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSORBATE 80; QUININE; TODDALIA ASIATICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPLASMODIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FRUIT; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LD 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI INFECTION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RUTACEAE; TODDALIA ASIATICA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALARIA; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RUTACEAE;

MUS; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RUTACEAE; TODDALIA ASIATICA;

EID: 84872160164     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.11.034     Document Type: Article

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