In vitro antimalarial activity of extracts of Albizia gummifera, Aspilia mossambicensis, Melia azedarach and Azadirachta indica against Plasmodium falciparum.

Since chemotherapy is presently the primary strategy of malaria control in the world, and some malaria parasites are developing resistance to the commonly used antimalarial drugs, new antimalarial compounds are required. Therefore, it is important to test antimalarial activities of medicinal plant extracts which most herbalists claim to cure malaria. We evaluated the antimalarial activities of extracts of Albizia gummiffera, Aspilia mossambicensis, Melia azedar and Azadirahchta indica against laboratory adapted isolates of Plasmodium falciparum using an in vitro radioisotopic uptake technique.