10/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook
Ethiopian ethnomedicine treats malaria with concoctions derived from the medicinal herb Kleinia abyssinica. Researchers conducted a test on a mouse model to determine the antimalarial activity of various extracts and fractions from the root powder of this plant.
The Addis Ababa University supported their study. They published their paper in the Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Journal.
The researchers stated that their results supported the therapeutic use of the root of Kleinia abyssinica in Ethiopian ethnomedicine. Furthermore, they believed that the alkaloids in the root contributed to the overall antimalarial activity of the plant extracts.
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Journal Reference:
Wondimu K, Animut A, Asres K. ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY OF SOLVENT AND ALKALOID FRACTIONS OF KLEINIA ABYSSINICA. Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Journal. 11 July 2017;32(1):1. DOI: 10.4314/epj.v32i1.1
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