Ethnopharmacological relevance: Worldwide, more than three billion cases of parasitic
disease are reported yearly and it is likely that this figure is substantially under-estimated …

Ethnopharmalogical relevance Malaria is one of the most prevalent and deadly parasitic
diseases globally, with over 200 million new cases and nearly 500,000 deaths reported …

Parasitic diseases, especially those defined as neglected diseases by the WHO, remain a
major public health predicament, which affects hundreds of millions of people especially in …

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, parasitic diseases including neglected tropical diseases
(NTDs), account for the largest portion of its disease burden. This is due to lack of effective …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Infections with helminths are still a big problem in many
parts of the world. The majority of the people in West Africa treat such infections with …

Malaria and other protozoan diseases such as trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis remain
leading public health problems in Africa. Recently, the situation has even been worsened by …

Infectious diseases are prevalent in many areas of the world, particularly in developing
countries. With the high incidence of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in many …

Ethnopharmacological relevance The disease burden of protozoal infections is enormous in
West Africa and other developing regions of the world. Malaria is one of the most important …

The use of medicinal plants as a fundamental component of the African traditional
healthcare system is perhaps the oldest and the most assorted of all therapeutic systems. In …

Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths are some of the priority neglected tropical
diseases (NTDs) targeted for elimination by the World Health Organization (WHO). They are …