Antiplasmodial, antimalarial activities and toxicity of African medicinal plants: a systematic review of literature

Abstract Background Malaria still constitutes a major public health menace, especially in tropical and subtropical countries. Close to half a million people mainly children in Africa, die every year from the disease. With the rising resistance to frontline drugs (artemisinin-based combinations), the...

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Main Authors: Elahe Tajbakhsh, Tebit Emmanuel Kwenti, Parya Kheyri, Saeed Nezaratizade, David S. Lindsay, Faham Khamesipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03866-0