John De la Parra

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Does anyone know of a source of seeds or fresh plant material of Aframomum aulacocarpos (Zingiberaceae)?

This plant was found to contain novel compounds that may have exhibited some anti-trypanosomal...

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I am looking for plant species used in traditional phytotherapies for Trypanosoma brucei / African Sleeping Sickness. Does anyone have any leads?

African Sleeping Sickness (Western) is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and is transmitted by the tsetse fly (genus Glossina). It constitutes 98% of all cases (WHO). African...

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Does anyone know of interesting plant species used in traditional phytotherapies for Trypanosoma cruzi / Chagas disease?

Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, transmitted by an insect vector (subfamily Triatominae). I am looking for traditional plant based therapies for this disease.

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