[HTML][HTML] African plants with in vitro anti-inflammatory activities: A review

EE Elgorashi, LJ McGaw - South African Journal of Botany, 2019 - Elsevier
Inflammation is a normal response of the body to injury or foreign insult. Inflammation has
been known to humankind since the dawn of history as it is characterized by pain. Humans …

Ethnopharmacological survey of native remedies commonly used against infectious diseases in the tropical island of Mauritius

DH Nunkoo, MF Mahomoodally - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2012 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Infectious diseases (IDs) still remain a major
cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. This study has been geared to gather primary …

Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory and Cytotoxicity of Phaleria macrocarpa (Boerl.) Scheff Fruit

R Hendra, S Ahmad, E Oskoueian, A Sukari… - … and alternative medicine, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl (Thymelaceae) originates from
Papua Island, Indonesia and grows in tropical areas. The different parts of the fruit of P …

Cytotoxicity of African medicinal plants against normal animal and human cells

LJ McGaw, EE Elgorashi, JN Eloff - Toxicological survey of African …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cytotoxicity studies are a useful initial step in determining the potential toxicity of a test
substance, including plant extracts or biologically active compounds isolated from plants …

Antibacterial activity of six medicinal Cameroonian plants against Gram-positive and Gram-negative multidrug resistant phenotypes

IK Voukeng, VP Beng, V Kuete - BMC Complementary and Alternative …, 2016 - Springer
Background Infectious diseases due to multidrug-resistant bacteria are one of the causes of
treatment failures contributing to an increase in mortality and/or morbidity. In this study, we …

Ethnopharmacological analysis of medicinal plants and animals used in the treatment and management of pain in Mauritius

DP Sreekeesoon, MF Mahomoodally - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Pain is a multi-faceted and multi-factorial condition which
is challenging to manage and treat. Conventional therapies such as analgesics, Non …

Antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-quorum sensing activities of Rubus rosaefolius phenolic extract

BDÁ Oliveira, AC Rodrigues, BMI Cardoso… - Industrial Crops and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Phenolic compounds are plant secondary metabolites that present many biological effects
including antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. Studies have shown that these compounds …

[HTML][HTML] Ayapana triplinervis Essential Oil and Its Main Component Thymohydroquinone Dimethyl Ether Inhibit Zika Virus at Doses Devoid of Toxicity in Zebrafish

JG Haddad, M Picard, S Bénard, C Desvignes… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging mosquito-borne virus of medical concern. ZIKV infection
may represent a serious disease, causing neonatal microcephaly and neurological …

[HTML][HTML] Kinetic studies of tyrosinase inhibitory activity of 19 essential oils extracted from endemic and exotic medicinal plants

Z Aumeeruddy-Elalfi, A Gurib-Fakim… - South African Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Essential oils (EOs) extracted from plants have attracted much interest as pharmacologically
active compounds and have been recently probed as inhibitors of tyrosinase. The present …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities of the halophyte Limonium densiflorum extracts on human cell lines and …

F Medini, S Bourgou, KG Lalancette, M Snoussi… - South African Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Although the genus Limonium was widely used in traditional medicine, few studies have
focused on the biological capacities of different species of this group. In this study, biological …