Different traditional cultures use traditional medicine to prevent, diagnose, improve, or treat
illness. It is estimated that 80% of South Africans use traditional medicines as the primary …

Despite a rich tradition of medicinal plants use by local communities in Uganda their direct
antimicrobial effectives together with potential to protect human health against diseases …

In Zimbabwe medicinal plants play a critical role in the healthcare delivery system.
Ethnobotanical surveys of five districts from the Matebeleland and Manicaland regions of …

The antimicrobial activity of non-polar, moderately polar and polar extracts of the leaves of
Alchornea laxiflora, Cnidoscolus acontifolius (Euphorbiaceae), Newbouldia …

Background: Medicinal plants are used by many ethnic groups as a source of medicine for
the treatment of various ailments in both humans and domestic animals. These plants …

BACKGROUND: Medicinal plants form an important part of the Southern African cultural
heritage. Indigenous populations, for example the Vha-Venda people, tend to use medicinal …

Ethanol extracts of twenty Southern African plants were prepared and tested for their in
vitrocytotoxic activity against various cancerous and non-cancerous cell lines. The …

Background: Medicinal plants are regarded as a large source of phytochemicals that may
have anticancer properties. This could lead to the development of innovative drugs or …

To examine antimicrobial and antioxidant potentials of Cissus populnea (C. populnea) root
and Securidaca longipedunculata (S. longipedunculata) leaf and root extracts using …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Cancer is a multistep disease and its management is
exceedingly expensive. Nowadays medicinal plants are gaining more attention in drug …