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Browsing Research Articles (Paraclinical Sciences) by UP Author "Ahmed, Aroke Shahid"
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Masevhe, Ndivhaleni Anox; Awouafack, Maurice D.; Ahmed, Aroke Shahid; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(Wiley, 2013-09)
One new triterpenoid, (3β,11α,19β)-3-(butanoyloxy)-11-hydroxytaraxast-20(30)-ene-23,28-dioic acid (clerodendrumic acid; 1) was isolated from the hexane extract of the leaves of Clerodendrum glabrum var. glabrum along with ...
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Ahmed, Aroke Shahid; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Moodley, Nivan; Naidoo, Vinasan; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(Elsevier, 2014-11)
The safety and effectiveness of many of the medicinal plants used in traditional medicine by rural people with
little or no access to allopathic drugs is yet to be evaluated. With this in mind, Ozoroa and Searsia ...
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Ahmed, Aroke Shahid; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(BioMed Central, 2013-05)
BACKGROUND: Microbial infections and resulting inflammation and oxidative stress are common pathogenesis of
gastrointestinal tract (GIT) disorders. In South Africa, several species of the genus Maytenus are used in ...
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Gado, Dorcas A.; Abdalla, Muna Ali; Ahmed, Aroke Shahid; Madikizela, Balungile; Nkadimeng, Sanah Malomile; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen; McGaw, Lyndy Joy
(BMC, 2021-04)
BACKGROUND: Owing to antibiotic resistance, alternative antimicrobials from medicinal plants are receiving attention
as leads for anti-infective agents. This study aimed to investigate selected tree species and their ...
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Adenubi, O.T. (Olubukola Tolulope); Abdalla, Muna Ali; Ahmed, Aroke Shahid; Njoya, Emmanuel Mfotie; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas; Naidoo, Vinny
(Springer, 2018-07)
The menace caused by ticks and tick-borne diseases is a major limitation to the livestock industry in Africa. The high costs and non-availability of synthetic, chemical acaricides to resource-limited farmers, resistance ...
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Ahmed, Aroke Shahid; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Elgorashi, Esam E.; Naidoo, Vinasan; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
(Elsevier, 2014-06)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE : Infections and gastrointestinal (GIT) disorders such as diarrhoea
causes many problems in human health and animal production. Many Combretum species are used
in traditional medicine to ...
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Mtunzi, Fanyana M.; Ejidike, Ikechukwu P.; Ledwaba, Imelda; Ahmed, Aroke Shahid; Pakade, Vusumzi E.; Klink, Michael J.; Modise, Sekomeng J.
(Elsevier, 2017-07-28)
OBJECTIVE : To evaluate the biological activities of Combretum erythrophyllum
(C. erythrophyllum) leaf extracts against infectious diseases' pathogenesis and their
cytotoxicity potentials.
METHODS : Powdered leaf material ...
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Mehrbod, Parvaneh; Abdalla, Muna Ali; Njoya, Emmanuel Mfotie; Ahmed, Aroke Shahid; Fotouhi, Fatemeh; Farahmand, Behrokh; Gado, Dorcas A.; Tabatabaian, Mansoureh; Fasanmi, Olubunmi Gabriel; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas; McGaw, Lyndy Joy; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo
(BioMed Central, 2018-03-27)
BACKGROUND : Influenza infection remains a major health threat for animals and humans which crucially requires
effective antiviral remedies. The usage of herbal medications as readily available alternatives for their ...
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Adamu, Mathew; Mukandiwa, Lillian; Awouafack, Maurice D.; Ahmed, Aroke Shahid; Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas; Naidoo, Vinny
(Elsevier, 2019-12)
Plant extracts used for the treatment of helminth infections in sheep are an alternative to chemical anthelmintic drugs. Previous studies have reported the anthelmintic activity of acetone leaf extracts of Leucosidea ...