The potential of sub-saharan african plants in the management of human immunodeficiency virus infections: A review

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1452-1487

  Chingwaru, Walter ^a,b   Vidmar, Jerneja ^b,c   Kapewangolo, Petrina T ^d  

^a BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

^b Institute Ceres Zavod Ceres   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

bioactivity; composition; HIV; phytochemicals; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ADIANTUM CAPILLUSVENERIS EXTRACT; AGAPANTHUS AFRICANUS EXTRACT; ALEPIDEA AMATYMBICA EXTRACT; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; BOOPHONE DISTICHA EXTRACT; BRUNSVIGIA GRANDIFLORA EXTRACT; CARISSA BISPINOSA EXTRACT; CARISSA EDULIS EXTRACT; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; GALENIA AFRICANA EXTRACT; GLYCOSIDE; HAEMANTHUS ALBIFLOS EXTRACT; HETEROMORPHA ARBORESCENS EXTRACT; HETEROMORPHA TRIFOLIATA EXTRACT; JUSTICIA FLAVA EXTRACT; LANNEA EDULIS EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA EXTRACT; SEARSIA DENTATA EXTRACT; SEARSIA PYROIDES EXTRACT; SITOSTEROL; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADIANTUM; ADIANTUM CAPILLUSVENERIS; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGAPANTHUS AFRICANUS; ALEPIDEA AMATYMBICA; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BOOPHONE DISTICHA; BRUNSVIGIA GRANDIFLORA; CARISSA BISPINOSA; CARISSA EDULIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; GALENIA AFRICANA; HAEMANTHUS ALBIFLOS; HETEROMORPHA ARBORESCENS; HETEROMORPHA TRIFOLIATA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JUSTICIA FLAVA; LANNEA EDULIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA; SEARSIA DENTATA; SEARSIA PYROIDES; ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; HIV INFECTIONS; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 84943581543     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5433     Document Type: Review

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