African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2284

Full Length Research Paper

In vitro activity of selected Ghanaian medicinal plants against parasites: Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica and Naegleria fowleri

Gertrude Kyere-Davies
  • Gertrude Kyere-Davies
  • Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Christian Agyare
  • Christian Agyare
  • Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Yaw Duah Boakye
  • Yaw Duah Boakye
  • Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Trpta Bains
  • Trpta Bains
  • Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Brian M. Suzuki
  • Brian M. Suzuki
  • Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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James H. McKerrow
  • James H. McKerrow
  • Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Conor R. Caffrey
  • Conor R. Caffrey
  • Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Anjan Debnath
  • Anjan Debnath
  • Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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  •  Received: 05 May 2017
  •  Accepted: 08 June 2017
  •  Published: 22 June 2017

How to cite this article

APA /
Kyere-Davies, G., Agyare, C., Boakye, Y. D., Bains, T., Suzuki, B. M., McKerrow, J. H., Caffrey, C. R., & Debnath, A. (2017). In vitro activity of selected Ghanaian medicinal plants against parasites: Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica and Naegleria fowleri. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 11(23), 279-283.
Chicago /
Gertrude Kyere-Davies, Christian Agyare, Yaw Duah Boakye, Trpta Bains, Brian M. Suzuki, James H. McKerrow, Conor R. Caffrey and Anjan Debnath. "In vitro activity of selected Ghanaian medicinal plants against parasites: Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica and Naegleria fowleri." African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 11, no. 23 (2017): 279-283.
MLA /
Gertrude Kyere-Davies, et al. "In vitro activity of selected Ghanaian medicinal plants against parasites: Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica and Naegleria fowleri." African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 11.23 (2017): 279-283.