Evaluation of the use of Cocos nucifera as antimalarial remedy in Malaysian folk medicine

Al-Adhroey AH; Nor ZM; Al-Mekhlafi HM; Amran AA; Mahmud R

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2011.01.026

Evaluation of the use of Cocos nucifera as antimalarial remedy in Malaysian folk medicine

Al-Adhroey AH , Nor ZM , Al-Mekhlafi HM , Amran AA , Mahmud R

J Ethnopharmacol, 2011 Apr 12;134(3):988-91.

PMID: 21277969 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.01.026

Abstract

White flesh extract of Cocos nucifera (coconut) was studied to ascertain the ethnopharmacological standing of its antimalarial usage in Malaysian folk medicine.

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