Aspidosperma pyrifolium, a medicinal plant from the Brazilian caatinga, displays a high antiplasmodial activity and low cytotoxicity

Aspidosperma pyrifolium, a medicinal plant from the Brazilian caatinga, displays a high antiplasmodial activity and low cytotoxicity

Abstract Background Several species of Aspidosperma plants are referred to as remedies for the treatment of malaria, especially Aspidosperma nitidum. Aspidosperma pyrifolium, also a medicinal plant, is used as a natural anti-inflammatory. Its fractionated extracts were assayed in vitro for activity...

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Main Authors: Isabela P. Ceravolo, Carlos L. Zani, Flávio J. B. Figueiredo, Markus Kohlhoff, Antônio E. G. Santana, Antoniana U. Krettli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Aspidosperma pyrifolium
Plasmodium falciparum
Ethnopharmacology
Medicinal plants
Anti-malarial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2568-y

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