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G.M. Rukunga
Affiliation : Kenya Medical Research Institute
- 22Publications (affiliation in Kenya)
Research profile
G.M. Rukunga has 22 indexed publications (2001–2011). Their work appears mainly in “Journal of Ethnopharmacology”, “Fitoterapia” and “South African Journal of Botany”. Their most cited article, “Anti-viral activity of the extracts of a Kenyan medicinal plant Carissa edulis against herpes simplex virus” (2005), has been cited 126 times. 6 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in United Kingdom, Japan.
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- Traditional herbal antimalarial therapy in Kilifi district, Kenya
- Antiplasmodial and cytotoxicity activities of some selected plants used by the Maasai community, Kenya
- Investigation of some medicinal plants traditionally used for treatment of malaria in Kenya as potential sources of antimalarial drugs
- Anti-parasitic activity and cytotoxicity of selected medicinal plants from Kenya
- A review of Leishmaniasis in Eastern Africa
- Plasmodium berghei ANKA: Selection of resistance to piperaquine and lumefantrine in a mouse model
- Anti-plasmodial activity of the extracts of some Kenyan medicinal plants
- In Vivo Screening Of Antimalarial Activity Of Acacia mellifera (Benth) (Leguminosae) On Plasmodium berghei In Mice
- The in vitro anti-plasmodial and in vivo anti-malarial efficacy of combinations of some medicinal plants used traditionally for treatment of malaria by the Meru community in Kenya
- Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the Kwale community of the Kenyan Coast
- Antimalarial activity of some plants traditionally used in treatment of malaria in Kwale district of Kenya
- Antimalarial activity of some plants traditionally used in Meru district of Kenya
- In vitro antiplasmodial and cytotoxicity activities of 14 medicinal plants from Kenya
- Traditional phytotherapy of some remedies used in treatment of malaria in Meru district of Kenya
- In vitro anti-plasmodial and in vivo anti-malarial activity of some plants traditionally used for the treatment of malaria by the Meru community in Kenya
- The antiplasmodial activity of spermine alkaloids isolated from Albizia gummifera
- Anti-plasmodial activity of the extracts and two sesquiterpenes from Cyperus articulatus
- Anti-plasmodial activity and toxicity of extracts of plants used in traditional malaria therapy in Meru and Kilifi Districts of Kenya
- Anti-viral activity of the extracts of a Kenyan medicinal plant Carissa edulis against herpes simplex virus
- Evaluation of the HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitory properties of extracts from some medicinal plants in Kenya
- Triterpenes of Albizia versicolor and Albizia schimperana stem barks
- A new oleanane glycoside from the stem bark of Albizia gummifera
Publication venues
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology × 8
- Fitoterapia × 4
- South African Journal of Botany × 3
- Experimental Parasitology × 2
- 南京医科大学学报：英文版 × 1
- African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines × 1
Publications per year
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- 20093
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- 20061
- 20051
- 20041
- 20012
Collaborations
Partner institutions : Kenyatta University · National Museums of Kenya · Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology · University of Nairobi · International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
Co-authors’ countries : United Kingdom · Japan
Co-authors
- C.N. Muthaura
- G.M. Mungai
- Sabah A. Omar
- Jeremiah Waweru Gathirwa
- Peter Kirira
- E.N.M. Njagi
- Peter Mwitari
- Festus M. Tolo
- C.W. Kimani
- Anastasia Nkatha Guantai
- Sumesh Chander Chhabra
- Festus Tolo
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