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Browsing Pharmacology by Subject "Medicinal plants"
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(Elsevier, 2007-12)Please refer to abstract in article
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(Elsevier, 2011)Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia in the aging population. Enhancement of acetylcholine levels in the brain is one means of treating the disease. However, the drugs presently used in the management ...
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(African Networks on Ethnomedicines, 2013)Amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) is implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder. This study was designed to determine the effect of four medicinal plants used to treat neurodegenerative ...
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The effect of selected medicinal plants on rotenone-induced toxicity in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells (University of Pretoria, 2013)Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common chronic neurodegenerative disease characterized by dopamine decrease in the substantia nigra. Currently, there is no promising cure for PD and this has resulted in extensive ...
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(Elsevier, 2007-03)In South Africa, Athrixia phylicoides DC. (bush tea) is widely used as a beverage, cough remedy and purgative. The commercialization of this tea in a similar vein to rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), is being considered. ...
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(Academic Journals, 2013-04-08)Warburgia salutaris (Bertol. F.) Chiovs, Rhoicissus tridentata (L.f.) Wild & Drum and Terminalia sericea (Burch. ex DC.), are widely used medicinal plants in southern Africa. The aim of the study was to determine the ...
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(BioMed Central, 2013-11-05)BACKGROUND: Aging is an inevitable process for all living organisms. During this process reactive oxygen species generation is increased which leads to the activation of hyaluronidase, collagenase and elastase, which can ...
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(Elsevier, 2011-10)OBJECTIVE : To determine the acetylcholinesterase inhibitory (AChEI) and antioxidant activity of the ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of 12 traditional medicinal plants used in the treatment of neurological disorders. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-11-01)Please read the abstract in the 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-04-07)Please read the abstract (Summary) in the section, 00front of this document
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(Academic Journals, 2010-12)Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a common neurodegenerative disease, is characterized by low levels in the brain of the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine (ACh). Clinical treatment of this disease is palliative and relies mostly ...
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(Hindawi Publishing, 2019)The effective treatment of wounds remains a major global health challenge. Failure to heal or elongation of the wound healing process results in increased financial and social stress being placed on health institutions, ...
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(Academic Association of Pharmacuetical Sciences from Antofagasta, 2020-02)CONTEXT : Erythrina senegalensis (ES) DC. is used traditionally in the management of various free radical-related diseases, including wound healing. AIMS : To evaluate sequentially prepared leaf extracts of ES for the ...
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(Elsevier, 2007-04)Crude methanol and water extracts of 32 plant species, used for the treatment of infectious diseases in Venda, were screened for in vitro activity against Candida albicans standard strain (ATCC 10231) and five clinical ...
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