2024
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202401.1326.v1
|View full text |Cite
Preprint
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Antitrypanosomal Constituents from <em>Brasenia schreberi</em> and <em>Nymphaea lotus</em> Used in a Single Herbal Preparation against Sleeping Sickness in Angola

Nina Vahekeni,
Théo Brillatz,
Marjan Rahmaty
et al.

Abstract: Folk medicine is widely used in Angola, even for human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in spite of the fact that the reference treatment is available for free. Aiming to validate herbal remedies in use, we have selected nine medicinal plants and assessed their antitrypanosomal ac-tivity. 122 extracts were prepared using different plant parts and solvents. 15 extracts from seven different plants exhibited in vitro activity against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense bloodstream forms &gt;70% at 20 µg… Show more

Help me understand this report
View published versions

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

0
0
0

Publication Types

Select...

Relationship

0
0

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 0 publications
references
References 82 publications
0
0
0
Order By: Relevance

No citations

Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?