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Table 1 The list of Malaysian medicinal plants with potential antimalarial properties

From: Effect of selected local medicinal plants on the asexual blood stage of chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum

Plant species

Local name

Plant part

References

Agathis borneensis

Raja Kayu

Leaf

[17]

Alpinia galanga

Lengkuas

Rhizome

[18]

Alstonia angustiloba

Akar Lumut

Leaf

[19]

Alyxia lucida

Mempelas Hari

Leaf

[20]

Andrographis paniculata

Hempedu Bumi

Leaf

[20–22]

Ardisia crenata

Mata Ayam

Root

[21]

Ardisia crispa

Mata Itik

Leaf

[17, 20]

Blumea balsamifera

Sembong

Root, Stem

[17]

Calotropis gigantea

Rembega

Leaf

[19]

Carica papaya

Betik

Leaf

[21]

Cinnamomum iners

Teja Lawang

Root

[21]

Cocos nucifera

Kelapa

White flesh

[23]

Croton argyratum

Semangkok

Leaf

[17]

Cryptocarya nigra

Medang

Stem

[24]

Dyera costulata

Jelutong

Leaf

[19]

Eurycoma longifolia

Tongkat Ali

Root

[25–27]

Goniothalamus macrophyllus

Selada

Stem

[17]

Goniothalamus scorthechinii

Selada Putih

Root, Stem, Leaf

[17, 22]

Gynura procumbens

Sambung Nyawa

Leaf

[28]

Jasminum sambac

Melati

Flower

[21]

Kopsia fruticosa

Chabai Hutan

Leaf

[19]

Lansium domesticum

Langsat

Leaf, fruit skin

[29]

Leuconotis eugenifolius

Cheret Murai

Bark

[30]

Macaranga triloba

Mahang Merah

Inflorescence

[31]

Nigella sativa

Jintan Hitam

Seed

[21]

Ocimum sanctum

Selasih

Whole plant

[21]

Phoebe grandis

Medang

Leaf

[32]

Physalis minima

Letup-letup

Whole plant

[21]

Piper betle

Sireh

Leaf

[33]

Piper sarmentosum

Kaduk

Leaf

[34]

Rennellia elliptica

Segemuk

Root

[35]

Tinospora crispa

Patawali

Stem

[21]

Vallaris glabra

Kerak nasi

Leaf

[19]

Xylocarpus granatum

Nyireh

Bark

[21]

  1. Extracts of these plants have been reported for their antiplasmodial (in vitro) and/or antimalarial (in vivo) activities by the Malaysian researchers from year 1995 to 2013.