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Assessing African medicinal plants for efficacy and safety: pharmacological screening and toxicology.
- C. Fennell, K. Lindsey, +5 authors J. van Staden
- Medicine
- Journal of ethnopharmacology
- 1 October 2004
This paper reviews progress in establishing the scientific rationale for and safety of traditional medicine use in Africa. Selected plants were screened for antibacterial, antifungal, anthelmintic,… Expand
Inflammation: the foundation of diseases and disorders. A review of phytomedicines of South African origin used to treat pain and inflammatory conditions.
- E. O. Iwalewa, L. McGaw, V. Naidoo, J. Eloff
- Medicine
- 28 December 2007
Great interest in herbal medicine as a potential source of phytopharmaceuticals has created the need to review common factors responsible for major diseases and body disorders. This review shows one… Expand
Antibacterial, anthelmintic and anti-amoebic activity in South African medicinal plants.
- L. McGaw, A. Jäger, J. van Staden
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of ethnopharmacology
- 1 September 2000
Hexane, ethanol and water extracts of plants used by South African traditional healers for treating stomach ailments were screened for antibacterial, anthelmintic and anti-amoebic activities. To… Expand
The biological activity and chemistry of the southern African Combretaceae.
- J. Eloff, D. Katerere, L. McGaw
- Medicine
- Journal of ethnopharmacology
- 28 October 2008
AIM OF THE STUDY
Members of the Combretaceae family are widely traded in the traditional medicine market in southern Africa. The family is also used for medicinal purposes in the rest of Africa and… Expand
The potential of South African plants against Mycobacterium infections.
- L. McGaw, N. Lall, J. J. Meyer, J. Eloff
- Medicine
- Journal of ethnopharmacology
- 28 October 2008
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE
In South Africa, tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the most commonly notified disease and the fifth largest cause of mortality, with one in ten… Expand
Four pentacyclic triterpenoids with antifungal and antibacterial activity from Curtisia dentata (Burm.f) C.A. Sm. leaves.
- L. J. Shai, L. McGaw, M. Aderogba, L. Mdee, J. Eloff
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of ethnopharmacology
- 26 September 2008
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE
Curtisia dentata is used in southern Africa to treat various diseases of bacterial and fungal origin in humans and animals to such a degree that the species is… Expand
An investigation on the biological activity of Combretum species.
- L. McGaw, T. Rabe, S. Sparg, A. Jäger, J. Eloff, J. van Staden
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of ethnopharmacology
- 1 April 2001
Leaf extracts of 20 Combretum species, many of which are used in southern African traditional medicine, were screened for anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, anti-bilharzia (antischistosomal) and… Expand
Towards the scientific validation of traditional medicinal plants
- J. Taylor, T. Rabe, L. McGaw, A. Jäger, J. van Staden
- Medicine
- Plant Growth Regulation
- 1 May 2001
A large proportion of the population of developing countries usestraditional medicine alone, or in combination with Western drugs to treat awide variety of ailments. There has seldom been effective… Expand
Antifungal and antibacterial activity of seven traditionally used South African plant species active against Candida albicans
Abstract Leaf extracts of seven South African plant species with minimal inhibitory concentrations of 0.1 mg/ml and below against Candida albicans based on a preliminary screening were evaluated for… Expand
Ethnoveterinary use of southern African plants and scientific evaluation of their medicinal properties.
AIM OF THE STUDY
Livestock keepers in many developing countries with restricted access to orthodox veterinary healthcare services commonly use traditional remedies to treat their animals when disease… Expand