Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Hydroethanolic stem bark extract of Vernonia amygdalina Del. (Asteraceae) suppresses yeast-induced pyrexia and Plasmodium berghei malaria in murine models

Anna Kwarley Quartey
  • Anna Kwarley Quartey
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
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Yakubu Jibira
  • Yakubu Jibira
  • Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
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Arnold Forkuo-Donkor
  • Arnold Forkuo-Donkor
  • Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
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Isaac Ayensu
  • Isaac Ayensu
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
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Adwoa Agyakoma Oduro-Kwarteng
  • Adwoa Agyakoma Oduro-Kwarteng
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
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Sussana Emi-Reynolds Asuamah
  • Sussana Emi-Reynolds Asuamah
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
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Patience Noah
  • Patience Noah
  • Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 20 February 2020
  •  Accepted: 21 April 2020
  •  Published: 30 June 2020

How to cite this article

APA /
Quartey, A. K., Jibira, Y., Forkuo-Donkor, A., Ayensu, I., Oduro-Kwarteng, A. A., Asuamah, S. E., & Noah, P. (2020). Hydroethanolic stem bark extract of Vernonia amygdalina Del. (Asteraceae) suppresses yeast-induced pyrexia and Plasmodium berghei malaria in murine models. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 14(6), 258-264.
Chicago /
Anna Kwarley Quartey, Yakubu Jibira, Arnold Forkuo-Donkor, Isaac Ayensu, Adwoa Agyakoma Oduro-Kwarteng, Sussana Emi-Reynolds Asuamah and Patience Noah  . "Hydroethanolic stem bark extract of Vernonia amygdalina Del. (Asteraceae) suppresses yeast-induced pyrexia and Plasmodium berghei malaria in murine models." Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 14, no. 6 (2020): 258-264.
MLA /
Anna Kwarley Quartey, et al. "Hydroethanolic stem bark extract of Vernonia amygdalina Del. (Asteraceae) suppresses yeast-induced pyrexia and Plasmodium berghei malaria in murine models." Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 14.6 (2020): 258-264.