Mathijs, Sophie(South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care, 2012)
Preventing malaria in children is often neglected. Prevention is very important, as malaria is still a significant cause of childhood mortality. Parents must be aware that the same measures must be taken by children to ...
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Boophane disticha of the family Amaryllidaceae is used traditionally in southern Africa in the treatement of several neurological disorders.
AIM OF THE STUDY: Although acetylcholinesterase ...
Van Zyl, P.M.; Gagiono, C.A.; Mollentze, W.F.; Snyman, J.S.; Joubert, G.(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-08)
INTRODUCTION: Current data regarding treatment needs in South Africa for substance dependence are based on admissions to specialised treatment centres. The data therefore do not include patients presenting to independent ...
The use of herbal preparations for staunching blood flow and reducing the risk of vascular thrombosis is common worldwide. In this study, aqueous and methanolic extracts of plants used to treat blood-associated complaints ...
CONTEXT: Herbal remedies are used to treat a large variety of diseases, including blood-related disorders. However, a number of herbal preparations have been reported to cause variations in clotting time, this is mainly ...