01825nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001000042653002100052653002200073100001600095700001800111700001400129700001600143700001500159700001400174700001800188700001500206245010500221856006300326490000600389520116300395022002501558       2023                            d  bWiley10aGeneral Medicine10aPlants, Medicinal1 aFordjour FA1 aOsei‐Poku P1 aGenfi AKA1 aAinooson KG1 aAmponsah K1 aArthur PK1 aStephenson GR1 aKwarteng A00aUse of medicinal plants as a remedy against lymphatic filariasis: Current status and future prospect  uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hsr2.12950 v63 a<p>Despite the successes achieved so far with the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis, there is still an appreciable number of lymphatic filarial patients who need alternative treatment and morbidity management strategies. The unresponsiveness of some cohorts to the drugs used in the mass drug administration program is currently raising a lot of questions and this needs urgent attention. Natural medicinal plants have a long‐standing history of being effective against most disease conditions. Countries such as India have been able to integrate their natural plant remedies into the treatment of lymphatic filarial conditions, and the results are overwhelmingly positive. Components of Azadirachta indica A. Juss, Parkia biglobosa, Adansonia digitata, and Ocimum spp have been shown to have anti‐inflammatory, anticancerous, and antimicrobial activities in animal models. Therefore, this review calls for attention toward the use of natural plant components as an alternate treatment against lymphatic filariasis to help reduce the World Health Organization's burden of providing drugs for people in need of treatment every year.</p>
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