Antimalarial activity of extracts of Malaysian medicinal plants

• Main Authors: Rahman, N.N.N.A., Furuta, T., Kojima, S., Takane, K., Ali Mohd, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/7647/1/Rahman-1999-Antimalarial_activit.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/7647/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874198001354
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

In vitro and in vivo studies revealed that Malaysian medicinal plants, Piper sarmentosum, Andrographis paniculata and Tinospora crispa produced considerable antimalarial effects. Chloroform extract in vitro did show better effect than the methanol extract. The chloroform extract showed complete para...