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The Euphorbia L. genus has over 2000 species and is regarded as the largest genus of flowering plants. Euphorbia damarana is a small tree belonging to the Euphorbiceae family which grows in the eastern parts of Namibia. ...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) represents a series of metabolic conditions associated with hyperglycemia and caused by defects in insulin secretion, and/ insulin action. Exposure to chronic hyperglycemia may result in microvascular ...

Many South Africans continue to use traditional medicine in their daily lives as an alternative form of health care, also as part of their cultural heritage. Medicinal plants are proving to be an important source of novel ...

The phytochemical investigation of an ethanol extract of Artemisia afra, led to the isolation of six known compounds, Acacetin (1) 12α,4α-dihydroxybishopsolicepolide (2), Scopoletin (3) α-amyrin (4), Phytol (5) and a ...

The ethanol extract of A. phylicoides was investigated for its antioxidant activity using the DPPH scavenging method. The extract showed good antioxidant results with a EC50 value of 10.64 ± 0.0842 µ/ml. The extract was ...

South Africa has one of the richest and diverse floras in the world with over 30000 species of higher plants. There are approximately 3000 species of medicinal plants in South Africa. The discovery of active compounds in ...

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Themeda triandra Forssk. (Poaceae) is a polymorphic species, with some forms that grow to heights of over 2m and others that grow only up to 30cm. They have leaf colours varying from yellow-green to blue-green and even ...

Background: With high annual infection rates and rapidly increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), Neisseria gonorrhoea has become a major global public health concern, especially because delayed treatment often results ...