Cryptolepis sanguinolenta
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Cryptolepis sanguinolenta is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. An extract from the root is traditionally used in West Africa to treat malaria. The alkaloid cryptolepine is a potent antimalarial. [1][2] The plant also has potential for treating Type II diabetes[3] and is considered a powerful systemic antibiotic. It contains the antibacterial alkaloids cryptolepine, quindoline, and neocryptolepine.[4] The roots are also used as a yellow dye.
References
- ^ [1] Tempesta, M. S. (March 2010) "The clinical efficacy of cryptolepis sanguinolenta in the treatment of malaria", Ghana Medical Journal, 44(1)
- ^ [2] Ansah, C. & Gooderham, N. J. "The Popular Herbal Antimalarial, Extract of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta, Is Potently Cytotoxic", Toxicological Sciences 70(2): 245-251.
- ^ [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.
- ^ Buhner, S. H. (January 8, 1999) Herbal Antibiotics: Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug-Resistant Bacteria. Storey Publishing.
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