Antimalarial and anticancer activities of selected South African Salvia species and isolated compounds from S. radula

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 238-243

  Kamatou, G P P ^a   Van Zyl, R L ^a   Davids, H ^a   Van Heerden, F R ^b   Lourens, A C U ^b   Viljoen, A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anticancer activity; Antimalarial activity; Betulafolientriol oxide; Salvia; Salvigenin; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CANCER; INHIBITION; PROTOZOAN; TESTING METHOD; TOXICITY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

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

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SALVIA;

EID: 41649099466     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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