Author(s)

Simone Pierrette Nguimbous, Teh Exodus Akwa*

Affiliation(s)

Kenyatta University, Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Nairobi, Kenya.

Corresponding Author

Teh Exodus Akwa, email: exodusakwateh@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Majority of plants and their extracts are a primary source of health care in most communities. The usage of plants in the treatment of diseases has been observed in ancient times and still applicable in the present. Plants extracts are used due to their easy availability and affordability. Some of these extracts are being sold locally in markets while others manufactured and used in household settings. Most often, the producers of these extracts do not show proof of safety and efficacy before marketing these products. Consequently, the negative effects and the downside following the consumption of these products remain unknown. Moreover, the plant extracts are not regulated for purity and potency. Impurities present and the potency of the plant products might also contribute significantly to adverse effects following consumption. In most developing countries especially Africa, traditional methods involving plant extracts have mostly been employed in the treatment of typhoid fever. Even though the extracts from these plants have proven to be efficient in the treatment of typhoid, there’s currently not enough evidence to make precise dosage recommendations for each of the common plant products. This document reviews the common plants used in the treatment of typhoid fever, their active components and the toxicity related issue following their indiscriminate consumption. Knowledge of the risk and toxicity effects will lead to the control of the usage of the product by consumers. There is however a need to subject the extracts from these plants to further studies so as to effectively standardize the safe dose needed in the treatment of this disease.

KEYWORDS

Plant extracts; Active components; Toxicity; Typhoid fever.

CITE THIS PAPER

Simone Pierrette Nguimbous, Teh Exodus Akwa. A review of common plants used in the treatment of typhoid fever: active components and toxicity related issues. Eurasia Journal of Science and Technology. 2021, 3(1): 6-14.

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