The antiplasmodial activity of an herbal antimalarial, AM 207 in Plasmodium berghei-infected Balb/c mice: Absence of organ specific toxicity

Journal of Medical Sciences (Faisalabad)

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 537-545

  Martey, O N K ^a   Shittah Bay, O ^a   Owusu, J ^a   Okine, L K N ^a  

^a Centre for Scientific Research Into Plant Medicine Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Azadirachta indica; Chemo suppression; Cryptolepis sanguinolenta; Morinda lucida; Nauclea latiiolia

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AM 207; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CHLOROQUINE; FLAVONOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MORINDA LUCIDA EXTRACT; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; NIBIMA; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; POLYAMIDE; SAPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIPLASMODIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; MALE; MORINDA LUCIDA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PARASITEMIA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI INFECTION; SURVIVAL TIME; TOXICITY TESTING; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84879757280     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2013.537.545     Document Type: Article

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