June 2017

In vitro activity of selected Ghanaian medicinal plants against parasites: Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica and Naegleria fowleri

Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia are parasitic protozoa that cause gastrointestinal disorders such as diarrhea and dysentery. Naegleria fowleri is a free living amoeba that causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. However, there are limited treatments for these parasitic diseases. Extracts, fractions from extracts and some isolated compounds from selected Ghanaian medicinal plants were screened against...

Author(s): Gertrude Kyere-Davies, Christian Agyare, Yaw Duah Boakye, Trpta Bains, Brian M. Suzuki, James H. McKerrow, Conor R. Caffrey and Anjan Debnath