Whole plant extracts versus single compounds for the treatment of malaria: synergy and positive interactions

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In traditional medicine whole plants or mixtures of plants are used rather than isolated compounds. There is evidence that crude plant extracts often have greater in vitro or/and in vivo antiplasmodial activity than isolated constitu...

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Main Authors: Wright Colin W, Rasoanaivo Philippe, Willcox Merlin L, Gilbert Ben
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/10/S1/S4