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In vitro susceptibility of Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia to some medicinal plants used by the people of Southern Mexico
Author(s) -
Calzada Fernando,
Alanis Alma Delia,
Meckes Mariana,
TapiaContreras Amparo,
CedilloRivera Roberto
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(19980201)12:1<70::aid-ptr189>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - kaempferol , traditional medicine , antiprotozoal , biology , pharmacognosy , medicinal plants , entamoeba histolytica , botany , quercetin , in vitro , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , biological activity , antioxidant , biochemistry
The antiprotozoal properties of six medicinal plants, used by the people of Southern Mexico to treat diarrhoea, were evaluated in vitro against Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia trophozoites, the most active being the methanol extracts of Rubus coriifolius , Cuphea pinetorum and Helianthemum glomeratum . Further activity guided fractionation of Cuphea pinetorum roots extract led to the isolation of kaempferol and quercetin as the active principles. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.