Sheila M. Maregesi
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
16 Papers
124 Citations
Sheila M. Maregesi is an academic researcher from Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. The author has contributed to research in topics: Antibacterial agent & Antimicrobial. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 15 publications. Previous affiliations of Sheila M. Maregesi include College of Health Sciences, Bahrain & University of Antwerp.
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Papers
Screening of some Tanzanian medicinal plants from Bunda district for antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral activities.
Sheila M. Maregesi,Luc Pieters,Olipa D Ngassapa,Sandra Apers,Rita Vingerhoets,Paul Cos,Dirk Vanden Berghe,Arnold J. Vlietinck +7 more
TL;DR: Most plants used to treat infectious diseases in Bunda district, Tanzania support the use of most plants as claimed by traditional healers/informants especially against the Gram-positive bacteria Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus.
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Ethnopharmacological survey of the Bunda district, Tanzania: Plants used to treat infectious diseases
TL;DR: It was found out that, people in this area commonly use medicinal plants with trust they have built on the curative outcome witnessed, as the first ethnobotanical study in Bunda district recording 52 plants in a small area covered, which is expected to open up more studies to record many useful medicinal plants unfolded.
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Screening of Tanzanian medicinal plants against Plasmodium falciparum and human immunodeficiency virus.
Sheila M. Maregesi,Sabine Van Miert,Christophe Pannecouque,Mohammed H. Feiz Haddad,Nina Hermans,Colin W. Wright,Arnold J. Vlietinck,Sandra Apers,Luc Pieters +8 more
TL;DR: Medicinal plants used to treat infectious diseases in Bunda district, Tanzania, were screened for activity against Plasmodium falciparum and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Type 2, and only a few extracts were active against HIV-2.
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Antiplasmodial activity of (I-3,II-3)-biflavonoids and other constituents from Ormocarpum kirkii.
Liene Dhooghe,Sheila M. Maregesi,Irena Mincheva,Daneel Ferreira,Jannie P.J. Marais,Filip Lemière,An Matheeussen,Paul Cos,Louis Maes,Arnold J. Vlietinck,Sandra Apers,Luc Pieters +11 more
TL;DR: Preliminary screening of a series of medicinal plants, traditionally used in Tanzania, showed an IC(50) of 15.6-31.2 microg/ml for the crude extract of the root of Ormocarpum kirkii S. Moore (Papilionaceae) against Plasmodium falciparum, suggesting constituents may contribute, at least in part, to the antimalarial use of O. k Kirkii in traditional medicine.
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Phytochemical and biological investigations of Elaeodendron schlechteranum.
Sheila M. Maregesi,Sheila M. Maregesi,Nina Hermans,Liene Dhooghe,K. Cimanga,Daneel Ferreira,Christophe Pannecouque,Dirk Vanden Berghe,Paul Cos,Louis Maes,Arnold J. Vlietinck,Sandra Apers,Luc Pieters +12 more
TL;DR: Phytochemical investigation of the anti-HIV active fractions led to the isolation and identification of three phenolic compounds, namely 4'-O-methylepigallocatechin, 4-O-methylgallocatechin and a new procyanidin dimer, however, none of these showed anti-hIV activity.
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