Ethno-pharmacological relevance Cyperus rotundus L.(Cyperaceae) is a medicinal herb
traditionally used to treat various clinical conditions at home such as diarrhea, diabetes …

Infections with protozoan parasites are a major cause of disease and mortality in many
tropical countries of the world. Diseases caused by species of the genera Trypanosoma …

Objectives This review covers the compounds with antiplasmodial activity isolated from
plants published from 2005 to the end of 2008, organized according to their phytochemical …

This was an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants occurring in home gardens in the
northern Brazilian Pará state. We conducted semi-structured interviews with the owners of …

Malaria caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum, is a major health problem
of the developing world. In the present study medicinal plants from Eastern Ghats of South …

In the present study we investigated the hepatotoprotective, hepatitis B virus (HBV) inhibitory
and hepatic CYP450 enzyme (CYP3A4) modulatory potential of Cyperus rotundus rhizome …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The spread of drug resistant Plasmodium
falciparum strains necessitates search for alternative newer drugs for use against malaria …

Background The lack of a safe and effective adult worm drug and the emergence of resistant
animal parasite strains to the only recommended drug, the microfilaricide, ivermectin put …

Sesquiterpenes are C15-terpenoids built from three isoprene units. They are found
particularly in higher plants and in many other living systems such as marine organisms and …

Cyperus articulatus (CA) rhizomes have demonstrated different properties on nervous
system. However, the leaves still have not studied to treat epilepsy. The aim of this study was …