Efficient drugs for the treatment of leishmaniasis, which is classified as a neglected tropical
disease, are sought for. This review covers potential drug candidates from natural plant …

Acacia nilotica is a popular medicinal plant that grows all throughout Africa, the Middle East,
and the Indian subcontinent. This is because the plant, from its roots to its leaves, contains a …

This chapter presents a synopsis of African medicinal plants and their derived products with
antimycobacterial properties. Several secondary plant metabolites are reported to have anti …

The study of transporters is highly challenging, as they cannot be isolated or studied in
suspension, requiring a cellular or vesicular system, and, when mediated by more than one …

African Animal Trypanosomiasis (AAT), caused predominantly by Trypanosoma brucei
brucei, T. vivax and T. congolense, is a fatal livestock disease throughout Sub-Saharan …

Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) and American trypanosomiasis
(Chagas disease) are vector-borne neglected tropical diseases, caused by the protozoan …

African trypanosomiasis and malaria are among the most severe health challenges to
humans and livestock in Africa and new drugs are needed. Leaves of Hyptis suaveolens …

Ten compounds, six extracts and five fractions obtained from three Nigerian plants were
assayed for their in vitro antitrypanosomal and antileishmanial activities. Each plant was …

A new labdane diterpene characterized as 18α-O-trans-p-feruloyl-15-methyl-8 (17)-
labdanoate has been isolated from the roots of Vachellia nilotica. Also isolated were p …

Background: Trypanosomiasis is a disease of vertebral animals caused by parasitic
protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma. It is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) …