Analysis of plant ingredients in remedial formulations of malaria in Malay medical manuscripts

• Main Authors: Joni Tamkin, Hannan Kiyasatiena, Ahmad Nadzirin, Izzuddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press 2023
• Subjects: QH301 Biology; RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology; RM147 Administration of Drugs and Other Therapeutic Agents; RV Botanic, Thomsonian, and eclectic medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/108983/2/108983_Analysis%20of%20plant%20ingredients%20in%20remedial%20formulations.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/108983/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijahs/index.php/IJAHS/article/view/837

Introduction: Malaria is an infectious disease caused by Plasmodium spp. The main treatment is artemisinin which was discovered after a massive study on Chinese medical manuscripts. However, artemisinin monotherapy is now challenged by antimalarial drug resistance and there are issues of relapse and...