Parasitic diseases affect millions of people and animals, predominantly in the tropics,
including visitors to tropical countries and other areas. Efficient and low-cost treatments for …

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by a parasitic, trematode blood fluke
of the genus Schistosoma. With 20 million people infected, mostly due to Schistosoma …

Neglected diseases caused by kinetoplastid parasites are a health burden in tropical and
subtropical countries. The need to create safe and effective medicines to improve treatment …

Malaria remains a life-threatening health problem and encounters with the increasing of
antimalarial drug resistance. Medicinal plants play a critical role in synthesizing novel and …

Malaria, a highly perilous infectious disease, impacted approximately 230 million individuals
globally in 2019. Mosquitoes, vectors of over 10% of worldwide diseases, pose a significant …

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 …

The science and practice of drug discovery and development is primarily benefitted from the
natural sources. The chemistry of natural products has inspired medicinal chemists to …

The powdered roots of the medicinal plant Acacia nilotica were extracted with hexane and
ethyl acetate, and the extracts were subjected to column chromatography for the isolation of …

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 …