title: Study of Rwandese medicinal plants used in the treatment of scabies.
abstract: A series of 15 medicinal plants used in the Rwandese traditional medicine to treat scabies has been screened for anti-scabies activity against the mite Psoroptes cuniculi. Four of the plants tested showed anti-scabies activity.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherche sur la Pharmacopée et la Médecine Traditionnelle, CURPHAMETRA, Institut de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, I.R.S.T., Butare, Rwanda.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Heyndrickx
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brioen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Van Puyvelde
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008925:Mites / Q000187:drug effects*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011817:Rabbits; D012432:Rwanda; D012532:Scabies / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts