Antiamoebic and phytochemical screening of some Congolese medicinal plants

Results from the in vitro antiamoebic activity of some Congolese plant extracts used as antidiarrhoeic in traditional medicine indicated that of 45 plant extracts tested, 35 (77.78%) exhibited an antiamoebic activity and 10 (22.22%) were inactive. The highest activity (MIC

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of ethnopharmacology 1998-05, Vol.61 (1), p.57-65
Hauptverfasser:	Tona, L, Kambu, K, Ngimbi, N, Cimanga, K, Vlietinck, A.J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	amebiasis amebicides Amebicides - chemistry Amebicides - pharmacology Animals Anthraquinones - analysis Antiamoebic Antidiarrheals - pharmacology Antitrichomonal Agents - pharmacology Biological and medical sciences Congo Diarrhoea Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Drug Evaluation, Preclinical Entamoeba histolytica Entamoeba histolytica - drug effects Entamoeba histolytica - growth & development ethnobotany General pharmacology Medical sciences Metronidazole - pharmacology Microbial Sensitivity Tests Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food Pharmacology. Drug treatments Plant extracts Plant Extracts - chemistry Plant Extracts - pharmacology Plants, Medicinal Saponins - analysis Tannins - analysis traditional medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	Results from the in vitro antiamoebic activity of some Congolese plant extracts used as antidiarrhoeic in traditional medicine indicated that of 45 plant extracts tested, 35 (77.78%) exhibited an antiamoebic activity and 10 (22.22%) were inactive. The highest activity (MIC
ISSN:	0378-8741 1872-7573
DOI:	10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00015-4