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Sub - Saharan Africa has a high malaria burden and Nigeria accounts for majority of malaria cases worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate selected plants extracts used against malaria in Nigeria for antiplasmodial activity.An ethnomedicinal based - BACKGROUND
With the aim of discovering new natural active extracts against malaria parasites, Icacina senegalensis was selected after an ethnopharmacological survey conducted on plants used in traditional malaria treatment in Senegal.
METHODS
Different concentrations of the plant extract and
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate in vivo antimalarial activity of methanol leaf extract of Icacina senegalensis.
METHODS
The extract was investigated for activity against early and established malaria infections using Swiss albino mice infected with Plasmodium berghei at dose levels of 25, 50 and 100 mg/kg.
BACKGROUND
The root of Icacina senegalensis is used for the treatment of malaria and related conditions in southeastern Nigeria.
METHODS
To establish its efficacy, the ethanolic root bark extract was investigated as antiplasmodial agent against Plasmodium berghei in mice. A 4-day suppressive test