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BACKGROUND
The plant Neoboutonia macrocalyx has been reported in traditional medicine to be used in the treatment of malaria.
OBJECTIVE
To study the in vitro antiplasmodial activity of compounds from the stem bark of Neoboutonia macrocalyx.
METHODS
Compounds were extracted and purified from stem
Neoboutonia macrocalyx is used by people in south western Uganda around Kibale National Park in the treatment of malaria. Phytochemical investigation on the leaves of this plant led to the isolation of nine cycloartane triterpenes (1-9) and one phenanthrene; 7-methoxy-2,8
The methanol and aqueous extracts of 10 plant species (Acacia nilotica, Azadirachta indica, Carissa edulis, Fagaropsis angolensis, Harrissonia abyssinica, Myrica salicifolia, Neoboutonia macrocalyx, Strychnos heningsii, Withania somnifera and Zanthoxylum usambarensis) used to treat malaria in Meru