Cytotoxicity of six South African medicinal plant extracts used in the treatment of cancer

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 630-633

  Steenkamp, V ^a   Gouws, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cytotoxity; Medicinal plants; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DISEASE TREATMENT; ETHNOBOTANY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT EXTRACT; TOXICITY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BIDENS PILOSA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CNICUS; CNICUS BENEDICTUS; DICOMA; HYPOXIS; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA; SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS;

EID: 33749241130     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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