Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), as classified by the WHO, include up to 20 conditions;
namely, Buruli ulcer, Chagas disease, dengue, chikungunya, dracunculiasis (Guinea worm …

Ethanopharmacological relevance Limited drugs, rise in drug resistance against frontline
anti-malarial drugs, non-availability of efficacious vaccines and high cost of drug …

Malaria is an infectious disease causing at least 1 million deaths per year, and,
unfortunately, the chemical entities available to treat malaria are still too limited. In this …

Natural products remain a rich source of novel molecular scaffolds for novel antimalarial
agents in the fight against malaria. This has been well demonstrated in the case of quinine …

Covering: 2004 to April 2010 This review covers the recent advances in anti-HIV natural
products of various origins and chemical classes. The literature of the last seven years has …

A series of ninety-seven diarylpentanoid derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for
their anti-inflammatory activity through NO suppression assay using interferone gamma (IFN …

As part of a programme aimed at identifying rational new triple drug combinations for
treatment of malaria, tuberculosis and toxoplasmosis, we have selected quinolones as one …

Triterpenoids are the most promising plant secondary metabolites. Several triterpenoids,
including ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, betulinic acid, celastrol, pristimerin, lupeol and avicins …

Malaria is a global problem affecting a large population without any demarcation between
developed and developing world communities. The already approved compounds for the …

Curcumin is well known to possess diverse therapeutic properties, one of which is its
antimalarial activity. It has been reported to show synergistic activity in combination with …