title: Antiprotozoal agents from plant sources.
abstract: Protozoa are responsible for a number of serious tropical diseases including amoebiasis, leishmaniasis, malaria, and trypanosomiasis. New drugs are required for the treatment of these diseases and the potential of plants to produce new clinical agents is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy University of London, U.K.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Phillipson
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents