A broad review of commercially important southern African medicinal plants

In vitro inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum early and late stage gametocyte viability by extracts from eight traditionally used South African plant species

“…The subset of eight plant species investigated in this study was selected as follows: Plants were first and foremost chosen for being used traditionally for either malaria or fever treatment as documented in ethnobotanical studies (Alam et al, 2012;Clarkson et al, 2004;Van Wyk, 2008; Table 1). From the ethnobotanical set, plants were selected based on two parallel criteria: 1) previous reports of either good or moderate activity against the intraerythrocytic asexual parasites of P. falciparum parasites (IC 50 ≤10 µg/ml -good;…”

Phytochemical Constituents, Thin Layer Chromatography and Antimicrobial Activity of Methanol Extract of the Stem and Leave of <i>Citrus Limon (L)</i>

“…Tropical and subtropical Africa contains between 40,000 -45,000 species of plants with a potential for development and out of which 5,000 species are used medicinally [16]. Still there is a paradox that in spite of this huge potential and diversity, the African continent has only contributed 83 out of the 1100 classic drugs globally [16].…”

In vitro Antifungal activity of leaf extracts from Aloe secundiflora, Bulbine frutescens, Vernonia lasiopus and Tagetes minuta against Candida albicans

“…is Bulbine frutescens which is popularly grown in flower gardens [23]. Many species have bulb shaped tuber and they are chiefly found in South Africa have been found to contain antibacterial and antifungal properties and are used for blood cleansing, treatment of ringworms and gravel rush by some local communities such as the Xhosa [24].…”

“…Many species have bulb shaped tuber and they are chiefly found in South Africa have been found to contain antibacterial and antifungal properties and are used for blood cleansing, treatment of ringworms and gravel rush by some local communities such as the Xhosa [24]. A decoction of bulbs and roots of some of the species has been used in the treatment of some of the venereal diseases in women and stomach upsets [23]. Vernonieae is a tribe which has about 1300 species and in the family Asteraceae (Compositae) which mostly contains herbaceous plants [25].…”