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antimalarial activity of some plants traditionally used in meru district of kenya.ten plant extracts commonly used by the meru community of kenya were evaluated for the in vitro antiplasmodial, in vivo antimalarial, cytotoxicity and animal toxicity activities. the water and methanol extracts of ludwigia erecta and the methanol extracts of fuerstia africana and schkuhria pinnata exhibited high antiplasmodial activity (ic(50) < 5 microg/ml) against chloroquine sensitive (d6) and resistant (w2) plasmodium falciparum clones. the cytotoxicity of these highly active extracts on ver ...200717486688
the in vitro anti-plasmodial and in vivo anti-malarial efficacy of combinations of some medicinal plants used traditionally for treatment of malaria by the meru community in kenya.the use of herbal drugs as combinations has existed for centuries in several cultural systems. however, the safety and efficacy of such combinations have not been validated. in this study, the toxicity, anti-plasmodial and antimalarial efficacy of several herbal drug combinations were investigated. lannea schweinfurthii, turraea robusta and sclerocarya birrea, used by traditional health practitioners in meru community, were tested for in vitro anti-plasmodial and in vivo anti-malarial activity s ...200818065175
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