Research Article

Antimalarial, Antioxidant, and Toxicological Evaluation of Extracts of Celtis africana, Grosseria vignei, Physalis micrantha, and Stachytarpheta angustifolia

Table 1

Botanical name, family, local name, part used, and local indication of selected plants.

Botanical nameFamilyLocal name (Twi)Plant part used (voucher specimen number)Local indications

Celtis africanaCannabaceaeEssaStem bark (KNUST/HMI/2021/SB011)Fever/headache/sore
Grosseria vigneiEuphorbiaceaeDubraforLeaves (KNUST/HMI/2021/L006)T
wigs (KNUST/
HMI/2021/T001)
Wound healing/fever
Physalis micranthaColanaceaeToto niniLeaves (KNUST/HMI/2021/L007)T
wigs (KNUST/
HMI/2021/T002)
Malaria/painkiller/epilepsy
Stachytarpheta angustifoliaVerbenaceaeKwankurahuLeaves (KNUST/HMI/2021/L008)T
wigs (KNUST/
HMI/2021/T003)
Venereal diseases/dropsy/fever