In vitro antiprotozoal and cytotoxic activity of ethnopharmacologically selected guinean plants

Based on an ethnobotanical survey, 41 Guinean plant species widely used in the traditional treatment of fever and/or malaria were collected. From these, 74 polar and apolar extracts were prepared and tested for their in vitro antiprotozoal activity along with their cytotoxicity on MRC-5 cells. A potent activity (IC50 100. These results may validate at least in part the traditional use of some of the plant species.