Artemisinin was the most effective antimalarial preparation prescribed as first line antimalarial drugs obtained from a medicinal plant called Artemisia annua L., with greater antimalarial activities as discovered in China by You-You Tu in the early 1970s. There have been documented cases of resistance to artemisinin derivatives and partner drugs. Therefore, sourcing for more medicinal plants with folkloric evidence of antiplasmodial potential is important. The possible source of malaria medicine appears in traditional herbal medicine because, traditional herbal medicines have been the most available, affordable and cheap sources of malaria treatments for most communities.
Author(s) Details:
Muhammed Muazu ,
Pharmacology Laboratory, College of Health Sciences, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria.
Abdulsalami Mohammed Sani,
Department of Biotechnology, Nigerian Defence Academy, PMB 2109, Kaduna, Nigeria.
Karderam Bukar Dikwa,
Department of Biological Sciences, Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna, Nigeria.
Deborah Madi Dibal,
Department of Biological Sciences, Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna, Nigeria.
Kokori Bajeh Tijani,
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria.
Junaidu Yahaya,
Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria.
