Antiamoebic activity of Piper longum fruits against Entamoeba histolytica in vitro and in vivo.
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 1996;
50:167-170. [PMID:
8691851 DOI:
10.1016/0378-8741(96)01382-7]
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Abstract
The fruits of Piper longum used in traditional remedies against intestinal distress have been tested for their efficacy against experimental caecal amoebiasis of rats. The ethanolic extract, hexane fraction, n-butanol soluble fraction exerted in vitro amoebicidal action at 1000 micrograms/mL and the chloroform fraction at 500 micrograms/mL. The ethanolic extract and piperine, a pure compound, from this plant material cured 90% and 40% of rats with caecal amoebiasis, respectively.
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