Conclusions: H. barteri is not toxic which exerted significant curative antiplasmodial
effects but the prophylactic property was however fraction dependent. The mechanism of
the antiplasmodial activity of H. barteri may partly be mediated by its antioxidant
property.
1. Introduction
Malaria is still regarded as a major global infectious disease
in the 21st century, with a high pediatric mortality toll in the
developing world [1]. In Africa, malaria is one of the diseases
causing the most morbidity and mortality. The number of
Africans who die as a result of malaria each year is estimated
at 800 000 people of which a greater proportion is children
aged below 5 years [2]. This is coupled with the emergence
and spread of parasite resistance to well-established antimalarial
drugs and mosquito vectors resistant to insecticides. It is
therefore evident that newer agents with improved efficacy and
toxicity should be developed. Medicinal