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The antihypertentive effect of aqueous extract O Africana leaves
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The incidence of cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension, is on the increase worldwide. Medicinal plants played an important role in the treatment of hypertension for centuries. Very few scientific studies have, ...
Synergistic effects of mixtures of the kresoxim-methyl fungicide and medicinal plant extracts in vitro and in vivo against Botrytis cinerea
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The fungus Botrytis cinerea is an opportunistic pathogen on a wide variety of
crops, causing a disease known as grey mould through infections via wounds or dead
plant parts. Synthetic fungicides for controlling this ...
Effects of Leonotis leonurus aqueous extract on the isolated perfused rat heart
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
An aqueous extract prepared from the leaves and smaller stems of Leonotis leonurus
was used to investigate the potential effects on certain cardiovascular parameters,
such as left ventricular systolic pressure, end-diastolic ...
An investigation of the plants used medicinally In self-care in the Bredasdorp / Elim region
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Much of the traditional medicinal plant knowledge is to a large extent known by the
older generations. This knowledge is at risk of disappearing due to not being passed
down to younger members of the respective families ...