The most common herbal medicines affecting Sarcomastigophora branches: A review study

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue S1, 2014, Pages S14-S21

  Bahmani, Mahmoud ^a   Saki, Kourosh ^b   Rafieian Kopaei, Mahmoud ^c   Karamati, Seyed Ahmad ^b   Eftekhari, Zohre ^d,e   Jelodari, Mahyar ^d,f  

^a LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^e Tehran University ^*  (Iran)

^f URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Amoeba; Herbal medicine; Leishmania; Medicinal plants; Protozoa; Sarcomastigophora branches; Trichomonas, Giardia; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908211909     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(14)60198-X     Document Type: Article

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