01/27/2021 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, researchers at the Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine in Ghana documented indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants used to treat malaria to facilitate the discovery of new candidate drugs. Their findings were published in the Journal of Medicinal Plants Research.
According to the researchers, their data suggest a need for conservation and sustainable harvesting strategies to conserve plant wealth in Ghana.
Read the full study at this link.
Journals Reference:
Tonny A-A, Heron RB, Susana OM, Mary-Ann A, Frederick A, Alexis CS, Peter A-AJ, Daniel B, Jerry A-L, Alfred AA. ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDIES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN TRADITIONAL TREATMENT OF MALARIA BY SOME HERBALISTS IN GHANA. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 30 September 2019;13(16):370–383. DOI: 10.5897/jmpr2019.6779
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