Open AccessAntimalarial activity of fractions of aqueous extract of Acacia nilotica root
Author(s) -
Lukman A. Alli,
AA Adesokan,
Adeola Oluwakanyinsola Salawu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of intercultural ethnopharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2146-8397
DOI - 10.5455/jice.20160331064817
Subject(s) - plasmodium berghei , fraction (chemistry) , ethyl acetate , traditional medicine , chemistry , methanol , acacia , fractionation , chromatography , solvent , elution , gum acacia , biology , pharmacology , botany , malaria , biochemistry , food science , medicine , organic chemistry , immunology
The problem of resistance of malarial parasites to available antimalarial drugs makes the development of new drugs imperative, with natural plant products providing an alternative source for discovering new drugs.