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Micropropagation and acclimatization of Aloe polyphylla and Platycerium bifurcatum.
(2001)
Shoot cultures of Aloe polyphylla were initiated from young shoot explants of in
vitro grown plants. The basal medium was MS medium (MURASHIGE and
SKOOG, 1962), supplemented with 100 mgl ¯¹ myo-inositol, and 30 gl ¯¹ ...
An evaluation of plants used in eastern Nigeria in the treatment of epilepsy and convulsion.
(2002)
Schumanniophyton magnificum and Glypheae brevis are important medicinal plants growing wild in the West African rain forest. They are used in folkloric medicine in the treatment of epilepsy and convulsion as well as for ...
Pharmacological evaluation of South African medicinal plants used for treating tuberculosis and related symptoms.
(2014)
Respiratory ailments are major human killers, especially in developing countries including South Africa. Tuberculosis is one of the most prevalent infectious respiratory tract disease posing a major threat to human healthcare ...
Heavy metals in South African medicinal plants with refence to safety, efficacy and quality.
(2014)
The trend in commercialization of medicinal plant products reflects the excessive exploitation of medicinal plants from the wild populations. Due to widespread soil pollution, there is a likelihood that medicinal plants ...
Micropropagation of three Brachystelma species and investigations of their phytochemical content and antioxidant activity.
(2017)
Local communities in most African countries possess a wealth of knowledge on the uses of plants in the environment. Documentation of this knowledge is not a common practice among these communities and therefore the knowledge ...
In vitro propagation, phytochemistry and pharmacology of the blood lily, Scadoxus puniceus.
(2016)
Abstract available in PDF file.
In vitro propagation of enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman)
(2003)
Enset (Ensete ventricosum) is an important food crop that is cultivated in Ethiopia. In vitro propagation: zygotic embryo culture, shoot tip culture, callus culture and somatic embryogenesis were investigated for this crop. ...
In vitro conservation of endangered Dierama species.
(2004)
No abstract available.
Micropropagation of Hypoxis colchicifolia Baker, a valuable medicinal plant.
(2004)
The large geophytic monocotyledon, Hypoxis colchicifolia Baker, has been identified for the
importance of its corm extracts in the development of a potential non-toxic prodrug for the
treatment of inflammation, certain ...
Differential gene expression in germinating and thermoinhibited achenes of Tagetes minuta L.
(2003)
When imbibed at their optimum germination temperature of 25°C, achenes of
Tagetes minuta L. germinate over a period of approximately 48 h. At temperatures
of between 35°C and 39°C, the achenes do not germinate but enter ...