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Mulaudzi, Rofhiwa B.; Aremu, Adeyemi O.; Rengasamy, Kannan R.R.; Adebayo, Salmon A.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Amoo, Stephen Oluwaseun; Van Staden, Johannes; Du Plooy, Christiaan Phillipus (Elsevier, 2019-09)Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N. E. Br., commonly grown in many parts of the world, and C. dimidiatus (Haw.) L. Bolus are highly used medicinal plants in South Africa for treating diabetes, wounds, inflammation and other ...
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Tlaamela, Dikonketso M.; Mahlo, Salome; Abdalla, Muna Ali; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (AOSIS, 2023-12-19)BACKGROUND : Based on high frequency index, Ximenia caffra Sond. var. natalensis was selected for further phytochemical investigation and biological assays. Aim: The study aimed to isolate the active antifungal compounds ...
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Mahlo, S.M. (Salome Mamokone); McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (Elsevier, 2010-12)The antifungal activity of acetone, methanol, hexane and dichloromethane leaf extracts of six plant species (Bucida buceras, Breonadia salicina, Harpephyllum caffrum, Olinia ventosa, Vangueria infausta and Xylotheca ...
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McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Bagla, Victor Patrick; Steenkamp, Paul Anton; Fouche, Gerda; Olivier, J. (Jana), 1948-; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas; Myer, Martin Steven (BioMed Central, 2013-12-13)BACKGROUND: Athrixia phylicoides DC. (Asteraceae) is used medicinally in South Africa to treat a plethora of ailments, including heart problems, diabetes, diarrhoea, sores and infected wounds. It is also prepared in the ...
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Adewole, Adetola Henry; Famuyide, Ibukun Michael; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Selepe, Mamoalosi A.; October, Natasha (Wiley, 2022-12)Rhynchosia minima, commonly known as jumby bean, is used as a remedy for respiratory ailments in various parts of the world. It is also used by South African traditional healers to treat heart or chest pain. This study ...
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Oyagbemi, Ademola Adetokunbo; Hassan, Fasilat Oluwakemi; Ajibade, Temitayo Olabisi; Ola-Davies, Olufunke Eunice; Omobowale, Temidayo Olutayo; Ajani, Olumide Samuel; Jarikre, Theophilus Aghogho; Soetan, Kehinde Olugboyega; Saba, Adebowale Benard; Adedapo, Adeolu Alex; Aro, Abimbola Obemisola; Oyeyemi, Matthew Olugbenga; Emikpe, Benjamin Obukowho; Nkadimeng, Sanah Malomile; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Kayoka-Kabongo, Prudence Ngalula; Yakubu, Momoh Audu; Oguntibeju, Oluwafemi Omoniyi (University of Karachi, 2022-11)Launaea taraxacifolia has been traditionally used for the management of conditions such as cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic diseases. High blood pressure was established by oral administration of L-Nitro ...
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Oyagbemi, Ademola Adetokunbo; Omobowale, Temidayo Olutayo; Adejumobi, Olumuyiwa Abiola; Owolabi, Abiodun Mary; Ogunpolu, Blessing Seun; Falayi, Olufunke Olubunmi; Hassan, Fasilat Oluwakemi; Ogunmiluyi, Iyanuoluwa Omolola; Asenuga, Ebunoluwa Racheal; Ola-Davies, Olufunke Eunice; Soetan, Kehinde Olugboyega; Saba, Adebowale Benard; Adedapo, Adeolu Alex; Nkadimeng, Sanah Malomile; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Oguntibeju, Oluwafemi Omoniyi; Yakubu, Momoh Audu (Elsevier, 2020-08)Please read abstract in the article.
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Awouafack, Maurice D.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Gottfried, Sebastian; Mbouangouere, Roukayatou; Tane, Pierre; Spiteller, Michael; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (BioMed Central, 2013-10-29)BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity and the cytotoxicity of the ethanol crude extract, fractions and isolated compounds from the twigs of Eriosema robustum, a plant used for ...
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Mokoka, Tsholofelo Abednego; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Mdee, Ladislaus Kakore; Bagla, Victor Patrick; Iwalewa, Ezekiel Olugbenga; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (BioMed Central, 2013-05-20)BACKGROUND: Plants of the genus Maytenus belong to the family Celastraceae and are widely used in folk medicine as anti-tumour, anti-asthmatic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and anti-ulcer agents, and as a ...
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Asong, John A.; Amoo, Stephen O.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Nkadimeng, Sanah Malomile; Aremu, Adeyemi O.; Otang-Mbeng, Wilfred (MDPI, 2019-09-15)Although orthodox medications are available for skin diseases, expensive dermatological services have necessitated the use of medicinal plants as a cheaper alternative. This study evaluated the pharmacological and phytochemical ...
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Ghuman, Shanaz; Ncube, Bhekumthetho; Finnie, Jeffrey F.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Coopoosamy, Roger M.; Van Staden, Johannes (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2016-09)Medicinal plants used for wound healing and skin diseases are the key to unlocking the doors to combating problematic skin diseases as resistance of pathogens to pharmaceuticals and allopathic management continues to ...
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Bagla, Victor Patrick; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Elgorashi, Esam E.; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (BioMed Central, 2014-10-08)BACKGROUND: Different parts of Podocarpus henkelii have been used in many cultures around the world to treat ailments such as cholera, stomach diseases, rheumatism, cancer, canine distemper in dogs and gall sickness ...
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Sifi, I.; Dzoyem, Jean Paul; Quinten, M.; Yousfi, M.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (African Networks on Ethnomedicines, 2015)BACKGROUND : The aim of this study was to assess the antimycobacterial, antioxidant and the cytotoxic activities of the essential oil from the gall part of Pistacia atlantica Desf from Algeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The ...
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Akande, R.T.; Famuyide, Ibukun Michael; Aro, Abimbola Obemisola; Nkadimeng, Sanah Malomile; Hlokwe, T.; Kayoka-Kabongo, Prudence Ngalula; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (Elsevier, 2024-01)Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a worldwide disease affecting millions of people. The rise of resistant strains, coupled with toxicity of current chemotherapy, requires effective alternatives against ...
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Nabatanzi, Alice; Nkadimeng, Sanah Malomile; Lall, Namrita; Kabasa, John D.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (Hindawi Publishing, 2020-06)Kigelia africana is used to manage inflammation among indigenous communities. We hypothesized that K. africana extracts contain phytoconstituents with good antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The methanolic extract ...
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Mahlo, S.M. (Salome Mamokone); Chauke, Hasani Richard; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (African Networks on Ethnomedicines, 2016)BACKGROUND : Medicinal plants are used by many ethnic groups as a source of medicine for the treatment of various ailments in both humans and domestic animals. These plants produce secondary metabolites that have antimicrobial ...
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Aliyu-Amoo, Hadiza; Isa, Hamza Ibrahim; Njoya, Emmanuel Mfotie; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (SpringerOpen, 2021-08)BACKGROUND : Terminalia avicennioides Guill and Perr (Combretaceae) is an important West African medicinal plant. The plant is used locally against microbes and parasites in both humans and animals and studies have ...
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Bagla, Victor Patrick; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (Elsevier, 2012-03)Viral infections remain a major threat to humans and animals and there is a crucial need for new antiviral agents especially with the development of resistant viruses. The hexane, dichloromethane, acetone and methanol ...
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Chougouo, Rosine D.K.; Nguekeu, Yves M.M.; Dzoyem, Jean Paul; Awouafack, Maurice D.; Kouamouo, Jonas; Tane, Pierre; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas (BioMed Central, 2016-09-09)BACKGROUND : Natural products, including those derived from higher plants have, over the years, contributed greatly to the development of modern therapeutic drugs. Due to the medicinal importance in traditional practice ...
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Zakariah, Musa; Ibrahim, Mohammed Auwal; Molele, Reneilwe A.; McGaw, Lyndy Joy (Elsevier, 2020-12)It has been established that excess germ cells in normal and in pathological conditions are removed from testicular tissue by the mechanism of apoptosis. Studies on germ cell apoptosis in avian species are grossly lacking, ...
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