In vitro anti-plasmodial and in vivo anti-malarial activity of some plants traditionally used for the treatment of malaria by the Meru community in Kenya

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-268

  Gathirwa, James W ^a,b   Rukunga, Geoffrey M ^a   Njagi, Eliud N M ^b   Omar, Sabah A ^a   Guantai, Anastasia N ^c   Muthaura, Charles N ^a   Mwitari, Peter G ^a   Kimani, Cecilia W ^a   Kirira, Peter G ^a   Tolo, Festus M ^a   Ndunda, Teresia N ^a   Ndiege, Isaiah O ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Anti malarial; Anti plasmodial; Artemisia afra; Boscia salicifolia; Rhus natalensis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA AFRA EXTRACT; BOSCIA SALICIFOLIA EXTRACT; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; CHLOROQUINE; CLUTIA ROBUSTA EXTRACT; CYATHULA SCHIMPERIANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RHUS NATALENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIMENIA AMERICANA EXTRACT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; IC 50; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 34548857342     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-007-0140-0     Document Type: Article

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