Open AccessEvaluation of Antimalarial Activity of 80% Methanolic Root Extract of Dorstenia barnimiana Against Plasmodium berghei–Infected Mice
Author(s) -
Dagninet Derebe,
Muluken Wubetu,
Amare Alamirew
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1438
DOI - 10.2147/cpaa.s313847
Subject(s) - plasmodium berghei , parasitemia , traditional medicine , biology , pharmacology , medicinal plants , medicine , malaria , immunology , plasmodium falciparum
Due to resistance of parasites, costs, and safety issues with currently available drugs, there is a need to discover new antimalarials. Medicinal plants are one of the most important sources of new drugs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antimalarial activity of a methanolic root extract of Dorstenia barnimiana in Swiss albino mice infected with Plasmodium berghei .