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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2023

Herbs Used in Antimalarial Medicines: A Study in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Nathaniel Nene Djangmah Nortey, Samuel Korsah, Miriam Tagoe, John Antwi Apenteng, Fredrick Akuffo Owusu, Josephine Oppong, Anita Etornam Attah, Sheila Allotey

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Nathaniel Nene Djangmah NorteyUniversity of Health and Allied Sciences, Institute of Traditional and Alternative Medicine (ITAM), Ho, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-6030
Samuel KorsahDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4507-4279
Miriam TagoeDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7476-067X
John Antwi ApentengDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0583-3242
Fredrick Akuffo OwusuDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2674-6217
Josephine OppongDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2189-0909
Anita Etornam AttahDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9934-4951
Sheila AlloteyHo Teaching Hospital, Ho, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3920-7191

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methods: Pharmacy shops were randomly scouted and products were observed. The active ingredients were documented and their frequencies were determined. Results: Forty-four (44) plant species belonging to twenty-eight (28) families were recorded for the treatment of malaria in the survey. The predominant families were the Leguminosae and Meliaceae families.

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PMCPMC10460277

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