Cryptolepis sanguinolenta

Cryptolepis sinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Periplocoideae,
Tribe: Cryptolepideae
Genus: Cryptolepis
Species: C. sanguinolenta
Binomial name
Cryptolepis sanguinolenta

Cryptolepis sanguinolenta

Cryptolepis sanguinolenta is a member of the genus Cryptolepis. An extract from the root is traditionally used in West Africa to treat malaria.[1] [2] The plant also has potential for treating Type II diabetes[3] and is considered a powerful antibiotic.[4]

References

  1. ^ [1] Tempesta, M. S. (March 2010) "The clinical efficacy of cryptolepis sanguinolenta in the treatment of malaria", Ghana Medical Journal, 44(1)
  2. ^ [2] Ansah, C. & Gooderham, N. J. "The Popular Herbal Antimalarial, Extract of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta, Is Potently Cytotoxic", Toxicological Sciences 70(2): 245-251.
  3. ^ [3] Luo J., et al (May 1998) "Cryptolepis sanguinolenta: an ethnobotanical approach to drug discovery and the isolation of a potentially useful new antihyperglycaemic agent," Diabetes Medicine. 15(5):367-74.
  4. ^ Buhner, S. H. (January 8, 1999) Herbal Antibiotics: Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug-Resistant Bacteria. Storey Publishing.

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