Anti-malarial activity of Eclipta alba against Plasmodium berghei infection in mice.
dc.contributor.author | Bapna, Saroj | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Adsule, Shashank | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Shirshat Mahendra, S | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Jadhav, Suryaji | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Patil, L S | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Deshmukh, R A | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2007-06-15 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-06-01T18:24:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2007-06-15 | en_US |
dc.date.available | 2009-06-01T18:24:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-06-15 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The anti-malarial activity of Eclipta alba leaves extract was evaluated against Plasmodium'berghei ANKA strain in mice. A standard inoculum of 1 x 10(6) infected erythrocytes was used. The methanolic leaf extract (250-750 mg/kg) produced a dose-dependant chemosupression or schizontocidal effect during early and established infection and high mean survival time (m.s.t.) values particularly in the group administered 750 mg/kg/day of extract. The plant extract also exhibited repository activity. The results of the preliminary studies carried out with E. alba are encouraging, which can be exploited in malaria therapy. | en_US |
dc.description.affiliation | Haffkine Institute for Training Research and Testing, Parel, Mumbai. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Bapna S, Adsule S, Shirshat Mahendra S, Jadhav S, Patil LS, Deshmukh RA. Anti-malarial activity of Eclipta alba against Plasmodium berghei infection in mice. Journal of Communicable Diseases. 2007 Jun; 39(2): 91-4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/112199 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Animals | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Antimalarials --therapeutic use | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Disease Models, Animal | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Eclipta --chemistry | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Malaria --drug therapy | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Mice | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Parasitic Sensitivity Tests | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Phytotherapy | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Plant Extracts --therapeutic use | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Plasmodium berghei --drug effects | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Treatment Outcome | en_US |
dc.title | Anti-malarial activity of Eclipta alba against Plasmodium berghei infection in mice. | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
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