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

Antimalarial potential and phytochemical composition of fractions of Lippia kituiensis Vatke (Verbenaceae) growing in Northern Tanzania

Japheth K. Ng’etich
  • Japheth K. Ng’etich
  • The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 480 Arusha, Tanzania.
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Hulda S. Swai
  • Hulda S. Swai
  • The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 480 Arusha, Tanzania.
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Joseph M. Njokah
  • Joseph M. Njokah
  • Kenya Medical Research Institute, P. O. Box 54840- 00200 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Sabina W. Wachira
  • Sabina W. Wachira
  • Kenya Medical Research Institute, P. O. Box 54840- 00200 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Lilian C. Koech
  • Lilian C. Koech
  • Kenya Medical Research Institute, P. O. Box 54840- 00200 Nairobi, Kenya.
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Jeremiah W. Gathirwa
  • Jeremiah W. Gathirwa
  • Kenya Medical Research Institute, P. O. Box 54840- 00200 Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 26 February 2020
  •  Accepted: 27 March 2020
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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