Herbs Used in Antimalarial Medicines: A Study in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

METHODS: Pharmacy shops were randomly scouted and products were observed. The active ingredients were documented and their frequencies were determined. RESULTS: Forty-four (44) plant species belonging to twenty-eight (28) families were recorded for the treatment of malaria in the survey. The predomi...

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Autores principales: Nortey, Nathaniel Nene Djangmah, Korsah, Samuel, Tagoe, Miriam, Apenteng, John Antwi, Owusu, Fredrick Akuffo, Oppong, Josephine, Attah, Anita Etornam, Allotey, Sheila
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10460277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37636997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6697078
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author Nortey, Nathaniel Nene Djangmah
Korsah, Samuel
Tagoe, Miriam
Apenteng, John Antwi
Owusu, Fredrick Akuffo
Oppong, Josephine
Attah, Anita Etornam
Allotey, Sheila
author_facet Nortey, Nathaniel Nene Djangmah
Korsah, Samuel
Tagoe, Miriam
Apenteng, John Antwi
Owusu, Fredrick Akuffo
Oppong, Josephine
Attah, Anita Etornam
Allotey, Sheila
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description METHODS: Pharmacy shops were randomly scouted and products were observed. The active ingredients were documented and their frequencies were determined. RESULTS: Forty-four (44) plant species belonging to twenty-eight (28) families were recorded for the treatment of malaria in the survey. The predominant families were the Leguminosae and Meliaceae families. Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Ghanaian quinine or yellow dye root) and Azadirachta indica (neem tree) were the most cited plants. Cryptolepis and neem tree were used 17 and 15 times, respectively, in the finished herbal products for treating malaria. Conclusion. Cryptolepis sanguinolenta and Azadirachta indica (neem tree) are important herbs for the treatment of malaria in Ghana. Locally manufactured herbal antimalarials are important for the treatment of malaria in urban and rural communities in Ghana.
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spelling pubmed-104602772023-08-27 Herbs Used in Antimalarial Medicines: A Study in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana Nortey, Nathaniel Nene Djangmah Korsah, Samuel Tagoe, Miriam Apenteng, John Antwi Owusu, Fredrick Akuffo Oppong, Josephine Attah, Anita Etornam Allotey, Sheila Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Research Article METHODS: Pharmacy shops were randomly scouted and products were observed. The active ingredients were documented and their frequencies were determined. RESULTS: Forty-four (44) plant species belonging to twenty-eight (28) families were recorded for the treatment of malaria in the survey. The predominant families were the Leguminosae and Meliaceae families. Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Ghanaian quinine or yellow dye root) and Azadirachta indica (neem tree) were the most cited plants. Cryptolepis and neem tree were used 17 and 15 times, respectively, in the finished herbal products for treating malaria. Conclusion. Cryptolepis sanguinolenta and Azadirachta indica (neem tree) are important herbs for the treatment of malaria in Ghana. Locally manufactured herbal antimalarials are important for the treatment of malaria in urban and rural communities in Ghana. Hindawi 2023-08-19 /pmc/articles/PMC10460277/ /pubmed/37636997 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6697078 Text en Copyright © 2023 Nathaniel Nene Djangmah Nortey et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Tagoe, Miriam
Apenteng, John Antwi
Owusu, Fredrick Akuffo
Oppong, Josephine
Attah, Anita Etornam
Allotey, Sheila
Herbs Used in Antimalarial Medicines: A Study in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
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title_short Herbs Used in Antimalarial Medicines: A Study in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
title_sort herbs used in antimalarial medicines: a study in the greater accra region of ghana
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10460277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37636997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6697078
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