Pharmacological Efficacy of Ethanol Leaf Extract of Justicia secunda in Swiss Albino Mice Experimentally Infected with Plasmodium berghei
Nasiru Ademola ADEYEMI,
Sonnie ONIYE,
Peter Ibrahim REKWORT
et al.
Abstract:Background
Plasmodium parasite that causes malaria has developed resistance to most antimalarial medications and this has prompted research on natural products. The plant, Justicia secunda, is domesticated in the tropical region of Africa, and is used for the treatment of anaemia and other debilities. We evaluated the antiplasmodial and immunomodulatory activity of ethanol leaf extract of J. secunda in mice experimentally infected with Plasmodium berghei.
Result
Ethanol leaf extract of Justicia secunda contai… Show more
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