In vitro screening for anthelmintic and antitumour activity of ethnomedicinal plants from Thailand

• Main Authors: Atjanasuppat K., Wongkham W., Meepowpan P., Kittakoop P., Sobhon P., Bartlett A., Whitfield P.J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67349266695&partnerID=40&md5=d6fc554c8b7b4c7b952e774cc6a46c54; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19473794; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/5866
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Aim of study: This study screened for anthelmintic and/or antitumour bioactive compounds from Thai indigenous plants and evaluated effectiveness against three different worm species and two cancer cell lines. Materials and methods: Methylene chloride and methanol extracts of 32 plant species were sc...