The anti-amoebic activity of some medicinal plants used by AIDS patients in southern Thailand

• Main Authors: Nongyao Sawangjaroen, S. Phongpaichit, S. Subhadhirasakul, M. Visutthi, N. Srisuwan, N. Thammapalerd
• Other Authors: Prince of Songkla University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine; Veterinary
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/22899
• Institution: Mahidol University

The anti-amoebic activities of chloroform, methanol and water extracts from 12 Thai medicinal plants (39 extracts) commonly used by AIDS patients in southern Thailand were screened, at a concentration of 1,000 μg/ml, against Entamoeba histolytica strain HTH-56:MUTM and strain HM1:IMSS growing in vit...