Background In traditional medicine whole plants or mixtures of plants are used rather than
isolated compounds. There is evidence that crude plant extracts often have greater in vitro …

Malaria is still the most destructive and dangerous parasitic infection in many tropical and
subtropical countries. The burden of this disease is getting worse, mainly due to the …

Abstract Background Starting December 2019, mankind faced an unprecedented enemy,
the COVID-19 virus. The world convened in international efforts, experiences and …

Background The issue of resistance in malarial infection makes development of novel drugs
a necessity. An alternative source for discovering such drugs is natural products. Croton …

OBJECTIVE: To identify the possible antiplasmodial compounds from leaf, stem, root and
flower extracts of Ocimum canum (O. canum), Ocimum sanctum (O. sanctum) and Ocimum …

Malaria is known to cause around 1 million deaths per annum. This life-threatening disease
is mostly prevalent in Africa. Due to the burgeoning problem of drug resistance, it is getting …

Naphthylisoquinolines are a group of structurally diverse secondary metabolites, consisting
of naphthalene and isoquinoline moieties. Naturally occurring naphthylisoquinolines have …

Leishmaniasis is one of the most important neglected diseases worldwide. It is a life-
threatening disease and causes significant morbidity, long-term disability, and early death …

Schistosomiasis, a snail-borne parasitic disease, affects more than 200 million people
worldwide. Currently the treatment of schistosomiasis relies on a single therapy of …

Background. Treatment of malaria has been compromised by the emergence of drug‐
resistant parasites. Consequently, novel agents are urgently needed from different sources …