ARTICLE
Antimalarial activity of Sida acuta Burm. f. (Malvaceae) and Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. (Fabaceae)
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology , 89 (2-3) : 291-294
Lien de l'article :
http://works.bepress.com/dicko/6/
Discipline :
Sciences biologiques
Auteur(s) :
KAROU, D., Mamoudou H. DICKO, Sanon, S., Jacques, SIMPORE, Traoré, A. S
Auteur(s) tagués :
DICKO Mamoudou Hama
SIMPORE Jacques
Renseignée par : DICKO Mamoudou Hama
Résumé
Among strategies to combat malaria, the search for new antimalarial drugs appears to be a priority. Sheering for new antimalarial activities, four plants of the traditional medicine of Burkina Faso: Combretum micranthum, Khaya senegalensis, Pterocarpus erinaceus and Sida acuta, were tested in vitro on fresh clinical isolates of Plasmodium falciparum. The screening showed that Sida acuta has a significant activity (IC50
Mots-clés
Malaria, ,Plasmodium falciparum, ,Sida acuta, , Pterocarpus erinaceus