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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Medicinal plant species"”.
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Pharmacognostic study of 5 medicinal plant species from Western Cape Province (South Africa) for anti-tubercular activity
… for new anti-tuberculosis lead molecules, five medicinal plant species, Olea capensis (L.l, Tulbaghia alliacea (L.), Inula graveolens (L.), Leyssera gnaphaloides (L.), and Buddleja saligna (L.) were collected in Cape Town and surrounding area and investigated for antimycobacterial activity …
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The Isolation and Electrochemical Studies of Flavanoids from Galenia africana and Elytropapus rhinocerotis from the North Western Cape
In this study two medicinal plant species, namely Galenia africana and Elytropapus rhinocerotis, the former belonging to the family Aizoceae and the latter belonging to the family Asteraceae, have been investigated and different compounds isolated and characterized. Both species are important …
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Assessing Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Resources to Develop a Sustainable Management Plan for the Lokaro Reserve in Southeast, Madagascar
… knowledge in two villages and locally important plant resources in an adjacent private, littoral forest, the Lokaro Reserve in southeastern Madagascar. Two hundred and five plant species were identified through “walk-in-the-woods” interviews with three local experts (an ombiasa, a traditional …
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Assessing Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Resources to Develop a Sustainable Management Plan for the Lokaro Reserve in Southeast, Madagascar
… knowledge in two villages and locally important plant resources in an adjacent private, littoral forest, the Lokaro Reserve in southeastern Madagascar. Two hundred and five plant species were identified through “walk-in-the-woods” interviews with three local experts (an ombiasa, a traditional …
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Plant Medicine: The Use of Medicinal Plants as Green Manures in the Treatment of Streptomyces scabies Infection and Potato Scab Disease
… control measures. In lieu of this, the use of medicinal plant species as organic green manure treatments against potato scab disease was evaluated in field studies. Green manure applications of calendula (<em>Calendula</em> <em>officinalis</em> <em>resina</em>) and comfrey (<em>Symphytum</em> …
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GENOMICS FOR WILD AND MEDICINAL PLANT DIVERSITY STUDIES
… at developing genomic resources for non-model, medicinal plant species in order to facilitate research in biodiversity genomics, flower development, and genetic improvement, focusing on two plant species: Salvia pratensis and Althaea officinalis. In one part of the project, a good quality, …
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Evaluation of anti-tuberculosis potentials of selected medicinal plants in Endau Rompin, Johor, Malaysia
… to find more effective therapeutic strategies. Medicinal plants of Malaysia have a significant role to play in being able to provide new therapeutic remedies. The local people of Kampung Peta (Jakun tribe), Endau Rompin claimed that local preparations of some plants are used to treat symptoms of …
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Documentation and evaluation of medicinal plants with potential for breast cancer therapy as used by Jakun Community of Kampung Peta, Mersing, Johor
… The research aimed to document the TK of medicinal plants used for the treatment of breast cancer by Jakun community of Kampung Peta, Mersing Johor; to examine the secondary metabolites, the antioxidant and cytotoxic effect of the selected plants extract. Documentation of TK was analysed …
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Animal dispersal of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.)
… Appalachia, well-known for its reputation as a medicinal plant species. Harvest of ginseng for the international medicinal plant trade has been a significant contributor to population decline of the species. As a declining species with life-history traits similar to many other herbaceous …
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Antimalarial activity of hypoxis colchicifolia, bak, mimusops caffra, E. Mey. ex A.DC and mimusops obtusifolia, lam from South Africa
… There is a need for research into new drugs from medicinal plant species which are used by local traditional healers for the treatment of malaria. Mimusops caffra, E.Mey. ex A.DC, Mimusops obtusifolia, Lam (both members of Sapotaceae family) and Hypoxis colchicifolia, Bak are used by traditional …
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Synergistic effects of mixtures of fungicides and medicinal plant extracts against Botrytis cinerea
We hypothesize that South African medicinal plants contain compounds that can act in synergism with synthetic antifungal compounds. Four fungicides - Sporekill™, Rovral™, Terminator™ and Teldor™ at doses 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.8 mL L-1 and plant species Galenia africana, Elytropappus rhinocerotis and …
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Ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants traditionally used in the Greater Mpigi region, Uganda
… an ethnopharmacological assessment of 16 medicinal plant species used by traditional healers for the treatment of various infectious and inflammatory diseases in the Greater Mpigi region of Uganda. It includes the first detailed report on selected medicinal plant use in the local …
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Conservation Strategies of the Red Listed Brackenridgea zanguebarica Oliv. in Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… known as “Yellow Peeling Plane”, is an important medicinal plant species, and one of the most threatened tree species that is endemic to Thengwe village in Vhembe District, South Africa. It is widely harvested for traditional purposes and difficult to propagate sexually and asexually. Nowadays, it …
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ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY IN VALMALENCO (SONDRIO, ITALY): STUDY AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE PLANT AND CULTURAL BIODIVERSITY
… of the traditional know-how related to the plant uses can represent an alternative strategy for the sustainable development of Alpine regions, in accordance with the “cultural tourism” plans. Moreover, the abandonment of local traditional practices might involve a loss of access to a stock …