The potential of South African plants in the development of new medicinal products

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 812-829

  Van Wyk, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Botanical diversity; Commercial potential; Commercial products; Herbal medicine; History; New products; Research and development

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; CULTURAL CHANGE; ETHNOBOTANY; FOOD MARKET; HERB; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEW SPECIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

AGATHOSMA BETULINA; ALOE; ALOE FEROX; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA AFRA; ASPALATHUS; ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; BULBINE FRUTESCENS; CYCLOPIA GENISTOIDES; HARPAGOPHYTUM; HARPAGOPHYTUM PROCUMBENS; HOODIA; HOODIA GORDONII; HYPOXIS; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA; LESSERTIA; LIPPIA; LIPPIA JAVANICA; MESEMBRYANTHEMUM; PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES; SCELETIUM TORTUOSUM; SIPHONOCHILUS AETHIOPICUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS; WARBURGIA SALUTARIS; XYSMALOBIUM UNDULATUM; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 81255141994     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2011.08.011     Document Type: Review

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