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Malaria parasites are increasingly becoming resistant to currently used antimalarial therapies, therefore there is an urgent need to expand the arsenal of alternative antimalarial drugs. In addition, it is also important to identify novel antimalarial drug targets. In the current study, extracts of two plants, Pterocarpus angolensis and Ziziphus mucronata were obtained and their antimalarial fu...

Rhizophora mucronata Lam (family: Rhizophoraceae) is one of the two mangrove plants of the Rhizophora genus that occur along the tidal shores and creeks of India including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands• Besides being a source of tannins , R. mucronata is known to be powerful astringent and is used in the treat ment of haemmorrhage, haematuria and anginaz. The bark of R. mucronata is also used...

BACKGROUND The leaves and roots of Cissampelos mucronata A. Rich (Menispermaceae) are widely used in the tropics and subtropics to manage various ailments such as gastro-intestinal complaints, menstrual problems, venereal diseases and malaria. In the Coast region, Tanzania, roots are used to treat wounds due to extraction of jigger. Leaves of Tephrosia villosa (L) Pers (Leguminosae) are reporte...

The methanolic extract of the leaves of C. mucronata was screened for anti-ulcer properties using animal models. On isolated guinea pig ileum the extract inhibited contractions evoked by acetylcholine, histamine and serotonin. The extract remarkably decreased the propulsive movement of gastrointestinal content. The extract exhibited significant anti-ulcer activity protecting rats from indometha...

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of Ziziphus mucronata and Parkia biglobosa on haematological and biochemical indices of sheep. The experiment was carried out in a complete randomized block design. A total of 32 animals were used for the study with 16 animals per experiment. The animals were allotted to four dietary treatments with four animals per treatment. The results of th...