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Anthraquinones of the roots of Pentas micrantha
(University of Nairobi, 2012-12)
Pentas micrantha is used in the East African indigenous medicine to treat malaria. In the first investigation of this plant, the crude methanol root extract showed moderate antiplasmodial activity against the W2- (3.37 ...
Anthraquinones and pre-anthraquinones from the subterranean stems of three Kenyan aloe species of the saponariae group
(2011)
Some Aloe species are cultivated for their medicinal and
cosmetic properties. In this study, the constituents of three
Kenyan Aloe species, A. kilifiensis; A. lateritia and A.
graminicolla werecharacterized. Anumber of ...
Potential of Kenyan medicinal plants in malaria control
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Antiplasmodial potential of traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the Kwale community of the Kenyan Coast.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-05-20)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:
In Kenya, 22 million people are at risk of malaria, 70% of them are in rural areas and most of these people use traditional plant based medicines to treat malaria. The aim of the study ...
Cytotoxic Quinones from the Roots of Aloe dawei.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03-17)
Seven naphthoquinones and nine anthraquinones were isolated from the roots of Aloe dawei by chromatographic separation. The purified metabolites were identified by NMR and MS analyses. Out of the sixteen quinones, ...
Phytochemical screening of Dierama cupuliflorum Klatt. (Iridaceae)
(2014)
Background: Plants continue to play a vital role in their therapeutic value. This is because of the vast secondary metabolites that many of them produce. These natural products have been utilised as single or in combination ...
In vitro antiplasmodial and cyclin- dependent protein kinase (pfmrk) inhibitory activities of selected flavonoids in combination with chloroquine (CQ) and artemisinin
(University of Nairobi, 2010-08)
In this study, we report in vitro chloroquine (CQ) and artemisinin combination studies of eight
flavonoids against Plasmodium falciparum strains. The flavonoids were previously isolated from
Erythrina sp. (Family ...
Antimicrobial And Anticancer Carvotacetone Derivativesof Sphaeranthus
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Phytochemical Evaluation of So me Kenyan Medicinal Plants
(2010)
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NAPRECA Symposium Book of Proceedings, Antananarivo, Madagascar Pages 9-19
Midiwo et al.
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Phytochemical Evaluation of So
me Kenyan Medicinal Plants
J. Ogweno Midiwo, A. Yenesew, B.F. Juma
Kerubo L Omosa, ...
Common Antimalarial Trees and Shrubs of East Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2010)