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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Summary of studies on herbal-antimalarial drugs interactions using P. berghei and P. yoelii nigerense model

From: Antimalarial herbal drugs: a review of their interactions with conventional antimalarial drugs

S/no

Medicinal plant

Conventional antimalarial drug

Interaction effect

Reference

12

Aqueous leaf extract of TO (200 mg/kg)

ART (2 mg/kg)

Synergistic effect

[16]

13

VA (100–500 mg/kg)

AQ (2–10 mg/kg) and ART (0.8–4 mg/kg)

Synergistic effect

[3]

14

Aqueous leaf extract of Ageratum conyzoides (100 mg/kg)

CQ (5 mg/kg), ART

Extract potentiated activities of CQ and ART

[32]

15

MAMA herbal antimalarial decoction (120 mg/kg)

AQ (10 mg/kg)

Synergistic effect against CQ sensitive (except resistant)

[33]

16

Methanol leaf extract Uvaria chamae (100–400 mg/kg)

AQ (10 mg/kg)

Low dose of extract + AQ produced better antimalarial activity

[34]

17

Aqueous leaf extract of VA (31.25, 62.5, 125 mg/kg)

CQ (5 mg/kg)

Extract ↑ antimalarial effects of CQ

[15]

18

Ethanol stem bark extract of Khaya grandifolia (50–400 mg/kg)

CQ (2.5 mg/kg)

Halofantrine, 6.25 mg/kg)

Enhanced antiplasmodial activity and mean survival time

[11]

  1. Vernonia amygdalina (VA); Artesunate (ART); Plasmodium berghei (P. berghei); Chloroquine (CQ). Amodiaquine (AQ). ↑ (Increased activity)