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EVALUATION OF SIX HERBAL PLANTS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF MALARIA IN SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA: A REVIEW.

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The work was aimed at reviewing six herbal plants used in treating malaria in South-Eastern, Nigeria. Malaria caused by parasite of the genus Plasmodium, is one of the leading infectious diseases in many tropical regions, including Nigeria where transmission occurs all year round. Th malaria treatment has left poor masses of Nigeria heavily reliant on traditional practitioners and medicinal plants as remedies against fever and other symptoms of malaria. The use of some herbs in South-Eastern, Nigeria was x-rayed in this and the methods of their formulations were extensively discussed. It was ascertained from other works carried out that in some cases the herbal remedies were more potent than orthodox medicines when administered for malaria treatment.
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