ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY IN CRUDE EXTRACTS OF SOME CAMEROONIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS.

Authors

  • Jean Bickii
  • Guy Raymond Feuya Tchouya
  • Jean Claude Tchouankeu
  • Etienne Tsamo

Keywords:

Entandrophragma angolense, Picralima nitida, Schumanniophyton magnificum, Thomandersia hensii, Plasmodium falciparum, Antimalarial activity.

Abstract

Fifteen crude extracts from the stem bark and seeds of four medicinal plants, viz: Entandrophragma angolense, Picralima nitida, Schumanniophyton magnificum and Thomandersia hensii were tested in vitro for their antimalarial activity against the chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum W2 strain. The results showed that the extracts of these plants possessed some antimalarial activity, the methanol extract of Picralima nitida demonstrating the highest activity in vitro. Further isolation and identification of some active compounds from these plants will justify their common use in traditional medicine for the treatment of malaria or fever in Cameroon.

Author Biographies

Jean Bickii

Institute for Medical Research and the studies of Medicinal Plants (IMPM), Laboratoire de Recherches sur le Paludisme, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Guy Raymond Feuya Tchouya

Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, P. O. Box 812 Yaoundé, Cameroon

Jean Claude Tchouankeu

Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, P. O. Box 812 Yaoundé, Cameroon

Etienne Tsamo

Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé 1, P. O. Box 812 Yaoundé, Cameroon

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Published

2006-08-28

How to Cite

Bickii, J., Tchouya, G. R. F., Tchouankeu, J. C., & Tsamo, E. (2006). ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY IN CRUDE EXTRACTS OF SOME CAMEROONIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 4(1), 107–111. Retrieved from https://athmsi.org/journals/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/164

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