| Literature DB >> 15094909 |
Alejandro Caraballo1, Brigida Caraballo, Alexis Rodríguez-Acosta.
Abstract
Eighteen species of medicinal plants used in the treatment of malaria in Bolívar State, Venezuela were recorded and they belonged to Compositae, Meliaceae, Anacardiaceae, Bixaceae, Boraginaceae, Caricaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Leguminosae, Myrtaceae, Phytolaccaceae, Plantaginaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Solanaceae and Verbenaceae families. Antimalarial plant activities have been linked to a range of compounds including anthroquinones, berberine, flavonoids, limonoids, naphthquinones, sesquiterpenes, quassinoids, indol and quinoline alkaloids.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15094909 DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822004000200016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ISSN: 0037-8682 Impact factor: 1.581