Results: 2

Sesquiterpene lactones from Vernonia

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 86 (supl.2), 1991
Some informations about the sesquiterpene lactones isolated from Brazilian species of Vernonia are described, as well the results of tests developed with such compounds with respect to their anti-feedant, molluscicide, antimicrobial and analgesic properties....

Activity of the artemether in experimental schistosomiasis mansoni

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 86 (supl.2), 1991
The action of the ether artemisinin (artemether) on Shistosoma mansoni in mice and the hansters experimentally infected with the LE strain was studied. In mice, the drugs showed high schistosomicidal activity using a single intramuscular dose of 100 mg/Kg/day. By the oral route, this dose showed a low ac...