Selecting candidates for drug developments using computational design and empirical rules
has resulted in a broad discussion about their success. In a previous study, we had shown …

Exercise is known to have beneficial effects on cognition, mood, and the brain. However,
exercise also activates the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and increases levels of the …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The South African plant Sceletium tortuosum
has been known for centuries for a variety of traditional uses, and, more recently, as a …

Sexual enhancers increase sexual potency, sexual pleasure, or libido. Substances
increasing libido alter the concentrations of specific neurotransmitters or sex hormones in …

Abstract The South African endemic plant Sceletium tortuosum has a long history of
traditional use as a masticatory and medicine by San and Khoikhoi people and …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Extracts from and alkaloids contained in plants in the
genus Sceletium have been reported to inhibit ligand binding to serotonin transporter. From …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L.(previously known as
Sceletium tortuosum (L.) NE Br.) is indigenous to South Africa and traditionally used to …

Sceletium tortuosum (L.) NE Br.(Mesembryanthemaceae), commonly known as kanna or
kougoed, is an effective indigenous medicinal plant in South Africa, specifically to the native …

Modern-day regulatory systems governing conditions for how health products enter national
markets constitute a barrier of access for traditional herbal medicines on an international …

Rationale Medicinal plants are used extensively in many countries to treat conditions related
to the central nervous system (CNS), and there is renewed interest to explore natural …