title: Ethnopharmacology in the fight against Plasmodium parasites and brain disorders: In memoriam of Philippe Rasoanaivo.
abstract: Prof. Philippe Rasoanaivo was a highly dedicated and brilliant scientist in the field of ethnopharmacology. He worked for the Institut Malgache de Recherches Appliquées and the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. His research was mainly focused on the endemic medicinal and aromatic plants used by traditional healers in Madagascar against a range of parasites, with special reference to Plasmodium spp. In this Editorial, we resumed the key findings of his research activity, with special reference to the discovery of alkaloids that markedly enhance the action of chloroquine against malaria parasites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: benelli.giovanni@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Benelli
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy. Electronic address: filippo.maggi@unicam.it.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: marcello.nicoletti@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicoletti
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000266:history; D020834:Ethnopharmacology / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D008270:Madagascar; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000266:history / Q000469:parasitology; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000266:history / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D028321:Plant Preparations
keywords: Alkaloids; Brain disorders; Epilepsy; Madagascar; Malaria; Plasmodium