@article{fdi:010040949, title = {{E}thnopharmacology and malaria : {N}ew hypothetical leads or old efficient antimalarials?}, author = {{B}ourdy, {G}enevi{\`e}ve and {W}illcox, {M}. {L}. and {G}insburg, {H}. and {R}asoanaivo, {P}. and {G}raz, {B}. and {D}eharo, {E}ric}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{N}ew treatments are urgently needed to curb and eradicate malaria in developing countries. {A}s most people living in malarial endemic areas use traditional medicine to fight this disease, why have new treatments not emerged recently from ethnopharmacology-oriented research? {T}he rationale and limitations of the ethnopharmacological approach are discussed in this paper, focusing on ethnopharmacology methodologies and techniques used for assessing botanical samples for their antimalarial properties. {D}iscrepancies often observed between strong ethnopharmacological reputation and laboratory results are discussed, as well as new research perspectives.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal for {P}arasitology}, volume = {38}, numero = {1}, pages = {33--41}, ISSN = {0020-7519}, year = {2008}, DOI = {10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.07.004}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040949}, }