Medicinal uses of the Fabaceae family in Zimbabwe: A review

A Maroyi - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The current study is aimed at providing a systematic review of the ethnomedicinal,
phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Fabaceae species used as sources of …

[HTML][HTML] Southern African medicinal plants used to treat skin diseases

U Mabona, SF Van Vuuren - South African Journal of Botany, 2013 - Elsevier
This overview of southern African medicinal plants of dermatological relevance explores the
fundamental knowledge available on the antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and wound …

Comparison of Techniques and Solvents on the Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Potential of Extracts from Acacia dealbata and Olea europaea

A Borges, H José, V Homem, M Simões - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ethnopharmacological use of plant natural extracts has been known since ancient times.
The optimization of plant molecule extraction is fundamental in obtaining relevant extraction …

Molecular dynamics simulation and binding studies of β-sitosterol with human serum albumin and its biological relevance

B Sudhamalla, M Gokara, N Ahalawat… - The Journal of …, 2010 - ACS Publications
β-Sitosterol is a naturally occurring phytosterol that is widely used to cure atherosclerosis,
diabetes, cancer, and inflammation and is also an antioxidant. Here, we studied the …

Antimicrobial compounds in the volatilome of social spider communities

A Lammers, H Zweers, T Sandfeld, T Bilde… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Social arthropods such as termites, ants, and bees are among others the most successful
animal groups on earth. However, social arthropods face an elevated risk of infections due …

Large shrubs increase soil nutrients in a semi-arid savanna

D Ward, J Trinogga, K Wiegand, J du Toit… - Geoderma, 2018 - Elsevier
The soil under savanna woody species is often enriched in nutrients in what is termed an
'island of fertility'. We tested for positive feedbacks between encroaching woody plants and …

Phytochemistry, ethnomedicine, and pharmacology of Acacia

N Subhan, GE Burrows, PG Kerr, HK Obied - Studies in Natural Products …, 2018 - Elsevier
Acacia sensu lato is a large and widespread genus of the family Fabaceae with more than
1350 species. Taxonomically, this genus is complex and has undergone substantial …

Quorum sensing inhibitory potential and in silico molecular docking of flavonoids and novel terpenoids from Senegalia nigrescens

O Bodede, S Shaik, H Chenia, P Singh… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Senegalia nigrescens is used in traditional medicine for
the treatment of dysentery and convulsions. Aims of the study This study was aimed at …

Effects of different nitrogen rich substrates and their combination to the yield performance of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)

M Rizki, Y Tamai - World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2011 - Springer
This study was conducted to assess the effect of nitrogen (N) variations from lignocellulosic
substrates of empty fruit bunch (EFB), palm oil frond (POF), palm oil trunks (POT), A …

An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by communities of Northern Kordofan region, Sudan

MHA Suleiman - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The present study provides significant
ethnopharmacological information on plant species used in North Kordofan region, western …