| Literature DB >> 15507374 |
Theodore A Bischoff1, Charles J Kelley, Yvette Karchesy, Maria Laurantos, Phuc Nguyen-Dinh, Abdul Ghafoor Arefi.
Abstract
Folklore reports from Afghanistan prior to the wars described the use of aqueous root extracts of Cichorium intybus (L.) as a light-sensitive plant remedy for malaria. Preparative isolation and bioassay against HB3 clone of strain Honduras-1 of Plasmodium falciparum identified the previously known light-sensitive sesquiterpene lactones Lactucin and Lactucopicrin to be antimalarial compounds.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15507374 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.06.031
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Ethnopharmacol ISSN: 0378-8741 Impact factor: 4.360