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Anti-plasmodial activity and toxicity of extracts of plants used in traditional malaria therapy in Meru and Kilifi Districts of Kenya by Kirira, P.G., Rukunga, G.M., Wanyonyi, A.W., Muregi, F.M., Gathirwa, J.W., Muthaura, C.N., Omar, S.A., Tolo, F., Mungai, G.M., Ndiege, I.O.

“…The methanol and aqueous extracts of 10 plant species ( Acacia nilotica, Azadirachta indica, Carissa edulis, Fagaropsis angolensis, Harrissonia abyssinica,…”
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The in vitro anti-plasmodial and in vivo anti-malarial efficacy of combinations of some medicinal plants used traditionally for treatment of malaria by the Meru community in Kenya by Gathirwa, J.W., Rukunga, G.M., Njagi, E.N.M., Omar, S.A., Mwitari, P.G., Guantai, A.N., Tolo, F.M., Kimani, C.W., Muthaura, C.N., Kirira, P.G., Ndunda, T.N., Amalemba, G., Mungai, G.M., Ndiege, I.O.

“…The use of herbal drugs as combinations has existed for centuries in several cultural systems. However, the safety and efficacy of such combinations have not…”
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Antimalarial activity of some plants traditionally used in treatment of malaria in Kwale district of Kenya by Muthaura, C.N., Rukunga, G.M., Chhabra, S.C., Omar, S.A., Guantai, A.N., Gathirwa, J.W., Tolo, F.M., Mwitari, P.G., Keter, L.K., Kirira, P.G., Kimani, C.W., Mungai, G.M., Njagi, E.N.M.

“…Methanolic and water extracts of five medicinal plant species used for treatment of malaria in traditional/cultural health systems of Kwale people in Kenya…”
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Anti-plasmodial activity of the extracts of some Kenyan medicinal plants by Rukunga, G.M., Gathirwa, J.W., Omar, S.A., Muregi, F.W., Muthaura, C.N., Kirira, P.G., Mungai, G.M., Kofi-Tsekpo, W.M.

“…The spread of drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum strains necessitates search for alternative newer drugs for use against malaria. Medicinal plants used…”
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Antimalarial activity of some plants traditionally used in Meru district of Kenya by Muthaura, C.N, Rukunga, G.M, Chhabra, S.C, Omar, S.A, Guantai, A.N, Gathirwa, J.W, Tolo, F.M, Mwitari, P.G, Keter, L.K, Kirira, P.G, Kimani, C.W, Mungai, G.M, Njagi, E.N.M

“…Ten plant extracts commonly used by the Meru community of Kenya were evaluated for the in vitro antiplasmodial, in vivo antimalarial, cytotoxicity and animal…”
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Antiplasmodial and cytotoxicity activities of some selected plants used by the Maasai community, Kenya by Kigondu, E.V.M., Rukunga, G.M., Gathirwa, J.W., Irungu, B.N., Mwikwabe, N.M., Amalemba, G.M., Omar, S.A., Kirira, P.G.

“…Malaria has continued to be a major global public health problem and a health concern in most of African countries. An estimated 350–500 million cases of…”
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Tigliane Diterpenoids from the Stem Bark of Neoboutonia macrocalyx by Kirira, Peter G, Rukunga, Geoffrey M, Wanyonyi, Alphonse W, Muthaura, Charles N, Mungai, Geoffrey M, Machocho, Alex K, Ndiege, Isaiah O

“…Neoboutonia macrocalyx is a plant used by traditional healers among the Meru community in Kenya. Chromatographic fractionation of the petroleum ether and…”
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