| dc.description.abstract | M.Pharm thesis, Discipline of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of the Western
Cape. Epilepsy is a worldwide neurological disorder which is also prevalent in South Africa. Herbal
medicines, besides orthodox medicines, have been used from time immemorial for the treatment
of epilepsy even though, generally, there is want of scientific evidence to substantiate their
effectiveness. People with epilepsy have used different types of plants and herbs now known as herbal
therapies over thousands of years although no clinical benefit is implied by this term. Moreover,
the use of traditional medicine to treat CNS disorders such as epilepsy in South Africa still lacks
a lot of scientific data although a study that was conducted in the Western Cape Province of
South Africa revealed that the people in the Bredasdorp community use Elytropappus
rhinocerotis to treat convulsions. | |
