%0 Journal Article
%T Traditional Consumption of the Fruit Pulp of Chrysophyllum albidum (Sapotaceae) in Pregnancy may be Serving as an Intermittent Preventive Therapy against Malaria Infection
%A Angus Nnamdi Oli
%A Chibueze Peter Ihekwereme
%A Frances Kaosiso Okoye
%A Sandra Chinenye Agu
%J Archive of "Ancient Science of Life".
%D 2017
%R 10.4103/asl.ASL_208_16
%X The bark of Chrysophyllum albidum is reported to possess antimalarial property. The fruit pulp of C. albidum consumed by pregnant women of south eastern Nigeria may also possess antimalarial activity. The present preliminary study investigated the antimalarial potential of the pulp juice and seed of C. albidum
%K Chrysophyllum albidum
%K intermittent preventive therapy
%K malaria
%K parasitemia
%K pregnancy
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5726185/