| in vivo and in vitro antiplasmodial activities of some plants traditionally used in guatemala against malaria. | we present an evaluation of the antiplasmodial and cytotoxic effects of four plants commonly used in guatemalan folk medicine against malaria. methanol extracts of simarouba glauca d. c., sansevieria guineensis willd, croton guatemalensis lotsy, and neurolaena lobata (l.)r.br. significantly reduced parasitemias in plasmodium berghei-infected mice. dichloromethane fractions were screened for their cytotoxicities on artemia salina (brine shrimp) larvae, and 50% inhibitory concentrations were deter ... | 1997 | 9210673 |