1.1 Background From time immemorial, malaria has been one of the most prevalent
diseases affecting people in tropics (WHO, 1986). Majority of the affected are young children …

Globally, based on traditional knowledge, different parts of Cissampelos pareira plant are
being used individually or in combination in various forms to manage malaria. However, the …

Malaria remains a major health threat to millions of people in the developing countries.
Efforts to prevent the disease through vector control have not been successful due to socio …

Background Traditional medicinal plants are one of the potential sources of anti-malarial
drugs and there is an increasing interest in the use and development of traditional herbal …

Extracts obtained from two Nigerian Simaroubaceae plants, Quassia amara L. and
Quassiaundulata (Giull and Perr) D. Dietr were screened for antimalarial properties using a …

Isolation of the constituents of C. siamea Lamk leaves yielded cassiarin A, cassiarin B,
anhydrobarakol and two unidentified isolates. In vitro assays of antimalarial activity of all …

Extracts of seven medicinal plant species used for treatment of malaria in traditional/cultural
health systems of the Ameru people in Kenya were tested in vitro and in vivo against …

Abstract Background In Tanzania and elsewhere, medicinal plants, including Maytenus
senegalensis, are still widely used in the treatment of malaria and other ailments. The aim of …

Malaria is a major and constant public health problem in the world. It kills more than one
million people per year especially in developing countries where opportunities for treatment …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Based on ethnobotanical data obtained from Nigerien and
Senegalese traditional healers, two Euphorbiaceae plants, Sebastiania chamaelea and …