South African Helichrysum species: A review of the traditional uses, biological activity and phytochemistry

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 630-652

  Lourens, A C U ^a   Viljoen, A M ^b   van Heerden, F R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Asteraceae; Biological activity; Helichrysum; Phytochemistry; Traditional uses

Indexed keywords

HELICHRYSUM EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DRUG USE; HELICHRYSUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; HELICHRYSUM; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; SOUTH AFRICA; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

ASTERACEAE; HELICHRYSUM;

EID: 53449095404     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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