Potential of South African medicinal plants used as anthelmintics - Their efficacy, safety concerns and reappraisal of current screening methods

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 134-150

  Aremu, A O ^a   Finnie, J F ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Ethnopharmacology; Neglected diseases; Pharmaceuticals; Toxicology; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; DICOTYLEDON; ETHNOBOTANY; INFECTIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEMATODE; TOXIC MATERIAL; TOXICOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ACORUS CALAMUS; APODYTES; BERCHEMIA ZEYHERI; COMBRETACEAE; FABACEAE; HYPOXIS; LEUCOSIDEA SERICEA; NEMATODA; TETRADENIA RIPARIA; VERMES;

EID: 84867103413     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2012.05.007     Document Type: Review

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