AIM OF THE STUDY: Members of the Combretaceae family are widely traded in the
traditional medicine market in southern Africa. The family is also used for medicinal …

Africa is home to two major floral kingdoms: the Paleotropical kingdom of central Africa and
the Capensis kingdom of the Western Cape province of South Africa, the latter of which …

Oxidative stress resulting from accumulation of reactive oxygen species has been
associated with disease. The search for natural antioxidants of plant origin is necessitated …

Leaf extracts of 20 Combretum species, many of which are used in southern African
traditional medicine, were screened for anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, anti-bilharzia …

This study reports on the isolation and identification of Methylobacterium radiotolerans
MAMP 4754 from the seeds of the medicinal plant, Combretum erythrophyllum, for the …

The antifungal activities of acetone, hexane, dichloromethane and methanol leaf extracts of
24 South African Combretum species were determined against five fungal animal pathogens …

Four pentacyclic tritepenes were isolated from Combretum imberbe Engl. & Diels, of which
two are novel glycosidic derivatives of 1α, 3β, 23-trihydroxyolean-12-en-29-oic acid …

Terminalia laxiflora, Terminalia brownii and Anogeissus leiocarpus are used as decoctions,
macerations, infusions and fumigations in East and West African traditional medicine for …

Parasitic nematodes, especially Haemonchus contortus (Rudolphi), are among the most
common and economically important causes of disease in sheep and goats owned by …

The Combretaceae is a large family of herbs, shrubs and trees, comprising about 20 genera
and 600 species with tropical distribution around the globe and centers of diversity in Africa …