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Publications scientifiques
Jean Bickii
GRF Tchouya
Etienne Tsamo
African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines
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.Keywords: Entandrophragma angolense; Picralima nitida; Schumanniophyton magnificum; Thomandersia hensii; Plasmodium falciparum; Antimalarial activity The African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines Vol. 4 (1) 2007: pp. 107-111