Aspidosperma (Apocynaceae) plant cytotoxicity and activity towards malaria parasites. Part I: Aspidosperma nitidum (Benth) used as a remedy to treat fever and malaria in the Amazon

Aspidosperma (Apocynaceae) plant cytotoxicity and activity towards malaria parasites. Part I: Aspidosperma nitidum (Benth) used as a remedy to treat fever and malaria in the Amazon

Infusions of Aspidosperma nitidum (Apocynaceae) wood bark are used to treat fever and malaria in the Amazon Region. Several species of this family are known to possess indole alkaloids and other classes of secondary metabolites, whereas terpenoids, an inositol and the indole alkaloids harmane-3 acid...

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Main Authors: Julia Penna Coutinho, Anna Caroline Campos Aguiar, Pierre Alexandre dos Santos, Joaquim Corsino Lima, Maria Gabrielle Lima Rocha, Carlos Leomar Zani, Tania Maria Almeida Alves, Antonio Euzebio Goulart Santana, Maria de Meneses Pereira, Antoniana Ursine Krettli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Aspidosperma nitidum
medicinal plants
human malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
selectivity index
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