Unraveling the medicinal potential of South African Aloe species

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-41

  Amoo, Stephen O ^a   Aremu, Adeyemi O ^a   Van Staden, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Conservation; Micropropagation; Secondary metabolites; Traditional medicine; Xanthorrhoeaceae

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; EMODIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALOE; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; MICROPROPAGATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPECIES CONSERVATION; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; SOUTH AFRICA;

ALOE; SCOPUS; XANTHORRHOEACEAE;

ALOE; ANIMALS; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84897110742     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.01.036     Document Type: Review

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