June 2025

Antimalarial effects of Diospyros chamaethamnus and Guibourtia coleosperma extracts in mice with Plasmodium berghei malaria

The development of effective antimalarials remains crucial due to ineffective treatments, increasing drug resistance, and restricted access to these drugs in resource-poor malaria-endemic countries. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of Diospyros chamaethamnus and Guibourtia coleosperma based on their traditional uses. Efficacy of the extracts was evaluated against Plasmodium berghei in Swiss albino mice using...

Author(s): Charwan Iwanette du Preez-Bruwer and Davis Ropafadzo Mumbengegwi