Antimalarial Activity of Methanolic Leaf Extract of Piper betle L.
The need for new compounds active against malaria parasites is made more urgent by the rapid spread of drug-resistance to available antimalarial drugs. The crude methanol extract of Piper betle leaves (50–400 mg/kg) was investigated for its antimalarial activity against Plasmodium berghei (NK65) dur...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-12-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/16/1/107/ |