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The respective prophylactic and curative ED50 values of 189.4 and 174.5 mg\/kg for N. latifolia and chemosuppressive ED50 value of 227.2 mg\/kg for A. altilis showed that they were the best antimalarial herbal drugs. A 1.6-fold increase of the survival time given by the negative control was elicited by M. koenigii, thereby confirming its curative activity. Pyrimethamine with an ED50 of 0.5 \u00b1 0.1 mg\/kg for the prophylactic, and chloroquine with ED50 = 2.2 \u00b1 0.1 and 2.2 \u00b1 0.0 mg\/kg for the chemosuppressive and curative tests, respectively, were significantly (p &lt; 0.05) more active. Co-administrations of N. latifolia with the standard drugs significantly reduced their prophylactic, chemosuppressive and curative actions, possibly increasing the parasites\u2019 resistance. Binary combinations of  N. latifolia or M. koenigii with any of the other plants significantly increased the prophylactic and suppressive activities of their individual plants, respectively. Also, E. chlorantha with A. altilis or N. latifolia enhanced their respective prophylactic or curative activities, making these combinations most beneficial against malaria infections. Combinations of three and four extracts gave varied activities. 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