New finding of an anti-TB compound in the genus Marsypopetalum (Annonaceae) from a traditional herbal remedy of Laos》.pdfVIP

Journal of Ethnopharmacology 151 (2014) 903 –911 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Ethnopharmacology journal homepage: /locate/jep New finding of an anti-TB compound in the genus Marsypopetalum (Annonaceae) from a traditional herbal remedy of Laos Bethany G. Elkington a,e,n, Kongmany Sydara b, Andrew Newsome a, Chang Hwa Hwang c, David C. Lankin a, Charlotte Simmler a, José G. Napolitano a, Richard Ree e, James G. Graham a,e, Charlotte Gyllenhaal a, Somsanith Bouamanivong d, Onevilay Souliya b, Guido F. Pauli a, Scott G. Franzblau a,c, Djaja Djendoel Soejarto a,e a Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA b Institute of Traditional Medicine, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Laos c Institute for Tuberculosis Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA d National Herbarium of Laos, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Laos e Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Ethnopharmacological relevance: There is widespread use of traditional herbal remedies in the Lao PDR Received 9 October 2013 (Laos). It is common practice to treat many diseases with local plants. This research project documented Received in revised form and analysed some of these traditional remedies used to treat symptoms of tuberculosis (TB). 21 November 2013 Materials and methods: This research was executed by interviewing