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Biological activity of traditional medicinal plants used against venereal diseases in South Africa.
(2006)
Throughout the history of mankind, many infectious diseases have been
treated with plant extracts. Venereal infections are one such group and are regarded
as conditions that are highly responsive to traditional treatment. ...
Pharmacological investigation of some trees used in South African traditional medicine.
(2005)
South Africa is home to a wide diversity of cultural groups, all of which
utilize the flora for a variety of purposes. This is true with regard to traditional
medicine systems which are similar to those of the rest of ...
Regulation of hyperhydricity in Aloe polyphylla propagated in vitro.
(2009)
Micropropagation of Aloe polyphylla, an endangered species with a high ornamental and medicinal value, is an important part of its conservation. However, the in vitro culture was hindered by the phenomenon of hyperhydricity. ...
Physiological and cytological biomarker studies using Perna perna for marine pollution monitoring.
(2009)
Urbanised and industrial coastal areas in South Africa are most vulnerable to the effects of marine pollution, and the Kwa-Zulu Natal coastline is particularly at risk. The mussels Perna perna, from a polluted (Isipingo ...
Heavy metals in South African medicinal plants.
(2008)
Plants are able to take up and accumulate certain environmental contaminants such as heavy metals. When the plants are ingested by man, these contaminants are transferred along the food chain. Due to the poorly regulated ...
Bioprospecting the flora of southern Africa : optimising plant selections.
(2005)
Focused procedures which streamline and optimise plant prioritisation and selection in
bioprospecting have the potential to save both time and resources. A variety of semiquantitative
techniques were assessed for their ...
Feral cats (Felis catus) in an urban conservancy : University of KwaZulu- Natal, Howard College campus.
(2005)
The resident feral cat (Felis catus) population on the University of KwaZulu-Natal
(UKZN), Howard College campus (HCC) in Durban, South Africa was studied from
March 2004 to November 2005. This study was initiated as the ...
An assessment of the effect of season of grazing, stocking rate and rainfall on the dynamics of an arid rangeland on the west coast of South Africa.
(2005)
A grazing trial investigating the effect of season of grazing and stocking rate initiated
at the Nortier Experimental Farm in 1988 provided an opportunity to assess the
response of the veld to both grazing and environmental ...
Sexual reproduction of Pocillopora damicornis (Cnidaria : hexacorallia) at high latitude off Durban, South Africa.
(2009)
Pocillopora damicornis is one of the best-studied and most widespread of corals.
Previous studies on its sexual reproduction have yielded a diverse and contradictory view of
its reproductive strategy. This coral has long ...
Grazing management in the communal rangelands of the Upper Thukela, Kwazulu-Natal.
(2005)
The grazing management project in the Okhombe ward of the Amazizi Tribal Authority
formed part of the National Department of Agriculture's LandCare program to address
communal natural resource management issues. Okhombe ...