Are plants used for skin care in South Africa fully explored?

N Lall, N Kishore - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance South Africa is an important focal point of
botanical diversity, and although many plant species have been used since ancient times in …

[HTML][HTML] High-throughput assay comparison and standardization for metal chelating capacity screening: A proposal and application

JS Santos, VRA Brizola, D Granato - Food chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Aiming to standardize the experimental protocols to assess the ability to chelate Fe 2+ and
Cu 2+ using 96-well microplates, we analyzed Brazilian coffees (n= 20) as a study-case in …

[HTML][HTML] Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Malva parviflora and their antifungal activity

F Al-Otibi, K Perveen, NA Al-Saif, RI Alharbi… - Saudi Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cheeseweed mallow (Malva parviflora L.) was used to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles.
The biosynthesized silver nanoparticles were classified by UV–vis Spectroscopy and Fourier …

Malva parviflora extract ameliorates the deleterious effects of a high fat diet on the cognitive deficit in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease by restoring microglial …

E Medrano-Jiménez, I Jiménez-Ferrer Carrillo… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neuropathology strongly associated with the
activation of inflammatory pathways. Accordingly, inflammation resulting from obesity …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Arbutus unedo aqueous extract

I Moualek, GI Aiche, NM Guechaoui, S Lahcene… - Asian pacific journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of aqueous extract of
Arbutus unedo (A. unedo) leaves. Methods In this context, the in vitro antioxidant activity was …

Enhancing the growth and essential oil components of Lavandula latifolia using Malva parviflora extract and humic acid as biostimulants in a field experiment

M El-Hefny, MK Hussien - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
Natural extracts as biostimulants have the potential to enhance the productivity and growth
of many medicinal and aromatic plants. This study aimed to enhance the growth, and …

Hepatoprotective effect of methanol extract of Agave americana leaves on paracetamol induced hepatotoxicity in Wistar albino rats

KD Ayenew, Y Wasihun - BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2023 - Springer
Background Ethiopians locally treat liver illnesses with A. Americana. Available literature
demonstrates this. However, there are few in-vivo investigations that provide supporting …

[PDF][PDF] Phytochemicalanalysis of the leaf, stem and seed extracts of Cajanus cajan L (Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae)

M Sahu, D Vermaand, KK Harris - World J Pharm Pharm Sci, 2014 - researchgate.net
Cajanus cajan L. is an important legume used as nutrient and rich source of vitamin and
protein. It is used as traditional medicine since ancient times. Cajanus cajan L. is used for …

Determination of the Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Properties of Pomegranate Peel Extract Obtained by Ultrasound on HCT-116 Colorectal Cancer Cell Line

C Habchi, A Badran, M Srour, A Daou, E Baydoun… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers in the world. When treating
patients, therapeutic agents have side effects; hence, the use of natural compounds found in …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of different ethanol concentrations, using different extraction techniques, on the antioxidant capacity of Lebanese Eryngium creticum

A Hijazi, DS Al Masri, H Farhan, M Nasser… - Journal of …, 2015 - academia.edu
This study aims to investigate the effects of different percentages of ethanol (40%, 80%, and
100%) and extraction times (2h, 4h, 12h for reflux), by using conventional (maceration and …