Antiplasmodial Activity of the -Hexane Extract from (Jacq. ex. Fr) P. Kumm.

Objectives: Several mushrooms species have been reported to be nematophagous and antiprotozoan. This study reported the antiplasmodial and cytotoxic properties of the n-hexane extract from the edible mushroom and the isolation of a sterol from the extract.

Materials And Methods: Antiplasmodial and cytotoxicity assays were done using the plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase assay and human HeLa cervical cell lines, respectively.