In vitro screening of some Strychnos species for antiplasmodial activity

Evaluation of 13 selected medicinal plants from Burkina Faso for their antiplasmodial properties

“…In line with WHO guidelines and with previous results from our team (Jonville et al, 2008;Philippe et al, 2005;Pink et al, 2005), antiplasmodial activity was classified as follows:…”

In vitro antiplasmodial activity of plants used in Benin in traditional medicine to treat malaria

“…Studies on bark, stem and bough of samples from other origins showed low or no activity (Frederich et al, 1999;Philippe et al, 2005;Zirihi et al, 2005) but it is the first time that the in vitro activity of the leaves of Strychnos spinosa is demonstrated. Many antiplasmodial alkaloids were found in various Strychnos species (Frederich et al, 2002) but phytochemical investigations showed that alkaloids were not present in detectable quantities in our extracts.…”

Screening of medicinal plants from Reunion Island for antimalarial and cytotoxic activity

“…This discipline classifies plants according to their biochemical contents. In agreement with the idea that a class of compounds could be responsible for a specific pharmacological activity, we decided to pick plants from the Loganiaceae family already being studied in our laboratory for the antiplasmodial activity (Philippe et al, 2005), Buddleja salviifolia (L.) Lam. (Loganiaceae) and Geniostoma borbonicum Spreng.…”