Evaluation of the use of Cocos nucifera as antimalarial remedy in Malaysian folk medicine

• Main Authors: Al-Adhroey, A.H., Nor, Z.M., Al-Mekhlafi, H.M., Amran, A.A., Mahmud, R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4230/1/Al-Adhroey-2011-Evaluation_of_the_us.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4230/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Ethnopharmacological relevance: White flesh extract of Cocos nucifera (coconut) was studied to ascertain the ethnopharmacological standing of its antimalarial usage in Malaysian folk medicine. Materials and methods: The crude methanol extract was investigated for phytochemical constituents and acute...