A systematic review of antimalarial activities of Morinda species

•Leaf extracts of M. morindoides possess the antimalarial activity against the multi-resistant strain K1 and FcB1 of plasmodium falciparum.•The activity of M. morindoides related to terpenes, steroids, and flavonoids, whereas the active ingredients of M. lucida might be anthraquinones.•Anthraquinones extract from the stem bark present a higher effect than other extracts.•M. citrifolia, M. elliptica and M. pubescens were reported in very limited literature.