An ethnobotanical study of antimalarial plants in Togo Maritime Region

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 183-190

  Koudouvo, K ^a   Karou, D S ^a,b   Kokou, K ^a   Essien, K ^a   Aklikokou, K ^a   Glitho, I A ^a   Simpore, J ^b   Sanogo, R ^c   De Souza, C ^a   Gbeassor, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LOMÉ   (Togo)

^b Centre de Recherche Biomoleculaire Pietro Annigoni CERBA   (Burkina Faso)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BAMAKO   (Mali)

Author keywords

Antimalarial plants; Ethnobotany; Togo; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOSPERMUM HISPIDUM EXTRACT; ADANSONIA DIGITATA EXTRACT; ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; ALSTONIA BOONEI EXTRACT; ANANAS COMOSUS EXTRACT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BORASSUS FLABELLIFER EXTRACT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CASSIA SIAMEA EXTRACT; CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA EXTRACT; CLAUSENA ANISATA EXTRACT; COCOS NUCIFERA EXTRACT; CRATEVA RELIGIOSA EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; DODONAEA VISCOSA EXTRACT; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS EXTRACT; FICUS EXASPERATA EXTRACT; FICUS POLITA EXTRACT; FICUS UMBELLATA EXTRACT; FLUEGGEA VIROSA EXTRACT; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM EXTRACT; JATROPHA GOSSYPIIFOLIA EXTRACT; LIPPIA MULTIFLORA EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MITRAGYNA INERMIS EXTRACT; MORINDA LUCIDA EXTRACT; NEPHROLEPIS BISERRATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACANTHOSPERMUM HISPIDUM; ADULT; AGED; ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA; ALSTONIA BOONEI; ANANAS COMOSUS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BORASSUS FLABELLIFER; CASSIA SIAMEA; CLAUSENA ANISATA; COCONUT; CRATEVA RELIGIOSA; DODONAEA VISCOSA; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FEVER; FICUS EXASPERATA; FICUS POLITA; FICUS UMBELLATA; FLUEGGEA VIROSA; FRUIT; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; JATROPHA GOSSYPIIFOLIA; JAUNDICE; LIME (FRUIT); LIPPIA MULTIFLORA; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MITRAGYNA INERMIS; MORINDA LUCIDA; NEPHROLEPIS BISERRATA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RUBIACEAE; RUTACEAE; TOGO; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTIMALARIALS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TOGO;

RUBIACEAE; RUTACEAE;

EID: 79952699231     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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