Background: Three decoctions, namely Emelia M (EMB), Mshikazi and Delosma H are used
by traditional health practitioners in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa to treat and manage …

Background: Leukaemia is one of the three major types of blood cancers that lead to the
overproduction of abnormal white blood cells. Emelia M (EMB), Mshikazi and Delosma H …

This study evaluated the phytochemical composition and antioxidant activity of Piliostigma
thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh, Psorospermum febrifugum Spach, Inula glomerata Oliv …

Elytraria marginata (Vahl) isused in Nigeria folk medicine as febrifuges, pulmonary problems
and cancer related ailments. This study evaluated scientifically the phytochemical screening …

Chronic diseases including cardiovascular, diabetes and cancer persist for a long time in the
course of treatment affecting health and are currently the cause of many deaths. In most …

Morinda lucida (ML) and Taraxacum officinale (TO) are plants commonly used in Traditional
herbal medicines in West Africa for treatment of several ailments. The ML is traditionally …

Abstract Manilakar zapota Linn.(MZ; Sapotaceae) is commonly known as Chikoo, Sapota
and Sapodilla. It is highly potential for the various types of pharmacological activity viz …

Background: Medicinal plants represent an important resource in the fight against diseases
and, search for new lead compounds in the drug industry. Research into ethnomedicinal …

Kotschya africana and Antidesma venosum plants are widely used in traditional medicine to
treat bacterial, fungal and viral infections. As a result there is need to investigate extracts of …

Objective To obtain a scientific basis of the use of plant-derived preparations by many rural
people in Cameroon, for their primary health care needs in the treatment of diseases such …