Objective: Vernonia amygdalina (V. amygdalina) leaf is locally employed in the Southern
region of Nigeria in the treatment of malaria infection. This study evaluated the in vivo …

Background: Vernonia amygdalina Del.(Asteraceae) is reported to be traditionally used for
the treatment of malaria. Based on folkloric repute of this plant in Ethiopian traditional …

Malaria is one of the most important of infectious diseases in the tropics and sub-tropics. The
search for antimalarial compounds has been necessitated by P. falciparum resistance to …

The antiplasmodial and cytotoxic activity of leaf extracts of Vernonia amygdalina was
studied. The plant leaves were prepared into three extract forms: ethanolic, aqueous, and …

Background This study evaluated the in vitro and in vivo antiplasmodial activity of extracts
from V. amygdalina leaves. The plant was selected based on local claims on its efficacy as …

Background: Malaria, one of the diseases predominant in the African continent, has been
reported to be treated with plants and also some in vitro and in vivo tests have supported …

Some traditional medicine practitioners in Nigeria have claimed the use of the decoction of
the whole plant of Vernonia ambigua for the management of malaria. The aim of this study is …

Vernonia amygdalina is a shrub that grows throughout tropical Africa. Several studies have
reported the nutritional, anti-malaria and anti-helminthic effects of its extracts; but there is a …

Aim: Medicinal plants have been used for the treatment of many infections and diseases
including malaria. The study was conducted to determine the effect of in vivo anti-plasmodial …

Ethnopharmacology relevance Morinda lucida is an ethnopharmacologically important plant
that has traditionally been used to treat malaria in the Southwest of Nigeria. The aim of this …