Among strategies to combat malaria, the search for new antimalarial drugs appears to be a
priority. Sheering for new antimalarial activities, four plants of the traditional medicine of
Burkina Faso: Combretum micranthum, Khaya senegalensis, Pterocarpus erinaceus and
Sida acuta, were tested in vitro on fresh clinical isolates of Plasmodium falciparum. The
screening showed that Sida acuta has a significant activity (IC50< 5μg/ml), and Pterocarpus
erinaceus has a moderate activity (5μg/ml< IC50< 50μg/ml). Further chemical screening …

Among strategies to combat malaria, the search for new antimalarial drugs appears to be a
priority. Sheering for new antimalarial activities, four plants of the traditional medicine of
Burkina Faso: Combretum micranthum, Khaya senegalensis, Pterocarpus erinaceus and
Sida acuta, were tested in vitro on fresh clinical isolates of Plasmodium falciparum. The
screening showed that Sida acuta has a significant activity (IC50< 5 μg/ml), and Pterocarpus
erinaceus has a moderate activity (5 μg/ml< IC50< 50 μg/ml). Further chemical screening …