Journal of
Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

  • Abbreviation: J. Pharmacognosy Phytother.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2502
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 237

Full Length Research Paper

In vivo anti-plasmodial activity and histopathological analysis of water and ethanol extracts of a polyherbal antimalarial recipe

Mojirayo Rebecca Ibukunoluwa
  • Mojirayo Rebecca Ibukunoluwa
  • Department of Biology, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 21 February 2017
  •  Accepted: 12 April 2017
  •  Published: 30 June 2017

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