In vivo antiplasmodial and in vitro antioxidant properties of stem bark extracts of Haematostaphis barteri

Objective: To evaluate the antimalarial and antioxidant properties of stem bark extracts of Haematostaphis barteri (H. barteri). Methods: The prophylactic activity of the plant was performed by dosing mice with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (1.2 mg/kg), aqueous extract (30, 100, 300 mg/kg) and dichlorom...

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Main Authors: Johnson Nyarko Boampong, Akua Afryie Karikari, Elvis Ofori Ameyaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-06-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115000684