Phytochemical Investigation on Leaf Extract of Croton Macrostachys - Traditional use of the plant for treatment of malaria in the locality

Croton Macrostachys belongs to the Genus Croton and the family Euphorbiaecae. The plant is used as traditional medicine for treatment of malaria based on Ethno botanical description. Only the dried leaf of croton Macrostachys extracted with ethanol based on traditional healer and the crude extract was active against plasmodium berghei. Fractionation of crude ethanol extract of leaf part of Croton Macrostachys resulted in isolation of different compounds, but only structure of compound CMEA-16 and partial structure of compound CMEO-6 were elucidated by using spectroscopic methods (IR, 1HNMR, 13CNMR, UV, DEPT and 2D NMR), while the structure of others could not be determined because of their small amount.

About the author

The author was born in 1982 at Boditi. Graduated with BSc in Applied chemistry in 2005 and MSc in organic chemistry in 2010 from Hawassa University. He had worked as lecturer and researcher in department of chemistry at Wolaita Sodo University. Currently PhD student in the department of chemistry Kangwon National University, Republic Korea.

Product details

• Authors: Abeje Abebayeh Silte, Abeje Abebayehu Silte, Belayhun Kibret Tesfaye
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.10.2012
• EAN: 9783659234002
• ISBN: 978-3-659-23400-2
• No. of pages: 72
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Organic chemistry