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

BACKGROUND: 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 constituents at an equivalent dose. The aim of this paper is to...

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Main Authors: Rasoanaivo, P, Wright, C, Willcox, M, Gilbert, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2011

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