Pharmacological Assessment of the Antiprotozoal Activity, Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Malaria in the Greater Mpigi Region in Uganda

• Main Authors: Fabien Schultz (Author), Ogechi Favour Osuji (Author), Anh Nguyen (Author), Godwin Anywar (Author), John R. Scheel (Author), Guy Caljon (Author), Luc Pieters (Author), Leif-Alexander Garbe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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We investigated the potential antimalarial and toxicological effects of 16 medicinal plants frequently used by traditional healers to treat malaria, fever, and related disorders in the Greater Mpigi region in Uganda. Species studied were Albizia coriaria, Cassine buchananii, Combretum molle, Erythri...