Treatment of falciparum malaria with a tea-bag formulation of cryptolepis sanguinolenta root.
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The clinical efficacy of cryptolepis sanguinolenta in the treatment of malaria.
The roots of cryptolepis, also known as nibima, kadze, gangamau, Ghanaian quinine and yellow-dye root (Cryptolepis sanguinolenta) have been used in Ghanaian traditional medicine for treatment of malaria for many generations. A Ghanaian drug company developed an herbal tea formulation trademarked as PhytoLaria based on this plant, and the clinical evaluation of its potential as a herbal drug tre...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Ghana medical journal
دوره 44 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010