Antiplasmodial Activity of Some Medicinal Plants Used in Sudanese Folk-medicine.

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Department of Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Gezira, P.O. Box 20 Wad Medani, Sudan.

Published: February 2010

Ten plants indigenous to Sudan and of common use in Sudanese folk-medicine, were examined in vitro for antimalarial activity against schizonts maturation of Plasmodium falciparum, the major human malaria parasite. All plant samples displayed various antiplasmodial activity. Three plant extracts caused 100% inhibition of the parasite growth at concentrations of plant material

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2879607PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/ehi.s4108DOI Listing

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