Traditional herbal antimalarial therapy in Kilifi district, Kenya

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 434-442

  Gathirwa, J W ^a,b   Rukunga, G M ^a   Mwitari, P G ^a   Mwikwabe, N M ^a   Kimani, C W ^a   Muthaura, C N ^a   Kiboi, D M ^a   Nyangacha, R M ^a   Omar, S A ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiplasmodial; Combination; In vitro; In vivo; Kenya; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ABRUS PRECATORIUS EXTRACT; AGANTHESANTHEMUM BOJERI EXTRACT; ALLOPHYLUS PERVILLEI EXTRACT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CHLOROQUINE; COMBRETUM ILLAIRII EXTRACT; COMBRETUM PADOIDES EXTRACT; FLUEGGEA VIROSA EXTRACT; GREWIA PLAGIOPHYLLA EXTRACT; HOSLUNDIA OPPOSITA EXTRACT; HYPOXANTHINE; LANNEA SCHWEINFURTHII EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; PREMNA CHRYSOCLADA EXTRACT; RHUS NATALENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVARIA ACUMINATA EXTRACT;

ABRUS; AFRICA; AFRICAN MEDICINE; AGANTHESANTHEMUM BOJERI; ALLOPHYLUS PERVILLEI; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMALARIAL DRUG RESISTANCE; ANTIMALARIAL DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BIOASSAY; COMBRETUM ILLAIRII; COMBRETUM PADOIDES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; FLUEGGEA VIROSA; GREWIA PLAGIOPHYLLA; HOSLUNDIA OPPOSITA; IC 50; KENYA; LANNEA SCHWEINFURTHII; MALARIA; MAMMAL CELL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PARASITEMIA; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI; PLASMODIUM BERGHEI INFECTION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREMNA CHRYSOCLADA; RHUS NATALENSIS; UVARIA ACUMINATA; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; VERO CELLS;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; COMBRETUM; GREWIA; HOSLUNDIA OPPOSITA; LANNEA; MUS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREMNA; RHUS NATALENSIS; UVARIA;

EID: 79952701511     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.12.043     Document Type: Article

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