Tshepiso Ndhlovu received funding from the National Research Foundation Pretoria, South Africa (NRF; Thuthuka Grant (UID: 121525), and nGAP programme for funding this study. He is a member of the ...

Without systematic documentation, traditional plants’ uses could be lost or excluded from mainstream medical discourse.

The winter chill is in full blast, and with it often comes a potential dip in your well-being(enter cold and flu season). But ...

South Africa is well endowed with a variety of indigenous medicinal plants that have for many years sustained lives and contributed immensely to the country’s healthcare system particularly in the ...

For over a century, plant specialists worldwide have sought to transform healing plants in African countries into pharmaceuticals. And for equally as long, conflicts over these medicinal plants have ...

The growing global population of elderly individuals has led to a dramatic rise in chronic diseases, including neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. These conditions, which are ...

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