[HTML][HTML] Health, safety and quality concerns of plant-based traditional medicines and herbal remedies

AS van Wyk, G Prinsloo - South African Journal of Botany, 2020 - Elsevier
Plant-based medicines and herbal remedies are considered to be healthy, pure and safe as
it is obtained from natural resources. The increased interest and use of plant-based …

Commercially important medicinal plants of South Africa: a review

RA Street, G Prinsloo - Journal of chemistry, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
There is a growing interest in natural plant‐based remedies as a source for commercial
products. Around 80% of the South African population use traditional medicines to meet their …

GABA, a non-protein amino acid ubiquitous in food matrices

R Ramos-Ruiz, E Poirot… - Cogent Food & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
GABA has attracted great attention over the last several decades due to its ubiquity in life. It
is an important molecule naturally present in considerable amounts in many feed and food …

Medicinal plant cultivation for sustainable use and commercialisation of high-value crops

MM Mofokeng, CP Du Plooy, HT Araya… - South African Journal …, 2022 - scielo.org.za
Many traditional healing systems are based on natural biological resources, and there is a
general shift in most parts of the world towards natural medicine, with direct implications on …

The Potential of Rhizobacteria to Mitigate Abiotic Stress in Lessertia frutescens

MM Hlongwane, M Mohammed, NS Mokgalaka… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lessertia frutescens is a multipurpose medicinal plant indigenous to South Africa. The
curative ability of the medicinal plant is attributed to its rich phytochemical composition …

Moringa oleifera Lam. Seed Extracts Improve the Growth, Essential Minerals, and Phytochemical Constituents of Lessertia frutescens L.

NMD Buthelezi, NR Ntuli, LL Mugivhisa, SS Gololo - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
The exploring of biostimulant sources is important for sustainable agriculture. Although all
parts of the moringa plant (Moringa oleifera Lam.) are rich in phytohormones and …

Bioprospecting for Rhizobacteria with the Ability to Enhance Drought Tolerance in Lessertia frutescens

MM Hlongwane, FD Dakora, M Mohammed… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lessertia frutescens is a multipurpose medicinal plant indigenous to South Africa that is
used for the management of cancer, stomach ulcers, wounds, etc. The use and demand for …

The evaluation of amino acid profiles in gluten-free mini sponge cakes fortified with broccoli by-product

N Drabińska - Separations, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many gluten-free products are deficient in amino acids, especially in essential amino acids
(EAA). Therefore, the incorporation of additives rich in free amino acids (FAA) into gluten …

The Implication of Chemotypic Variation on the Anti-Oxidant and Anti-Cancer Activities of Sutherlandia frutescens (L.) R.Br. (Fabaceae) from Different Geographic …

S Zonyane, OA Fawole, C La Grange, MA Stander… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Extracts of Sutherlandia frutescens (cancer bush) exhibit considerable qualitative and
quantitative chemical variability depending on their natural wild origins. The purpose of this …

Ionome mapping and amino acid metabolome profiling of Phaseolus vulgaris L. seeds imbibed with computationally informed phytoengineered copper sulphide …

NL Botha, KJ Cloete, Ž Šmit, K Isaković, M Akbari… - Discover Nano, 2024 - Springer
This study reports the effects of a computationally informed and avocado-seed mediated
Phyto engineered CuS nanoparticles as fertilizing agent on the ionome and amino acid …