This study aimed to investigate antimycobacterial and cytotoxic compounds from Cassia petersiana. Cassia petersiana was selected for the current study based on its traditional use for treating tuberculosis (TB) symptoms. ...

Plants are not only an important source of medicines, but also play a significant role in drug development for the treatment of diseases such as Tuberculosis (TB). TB is a pulmonary disease that is caused by Mycobacterium ...

Informal street traders and traditional health practitioners at Ga Maja (Limpopo Province) primarily offer consumers semi-processed herbal concoctions that are indicated to have blood-cleansing, immune-boosting, detoxifying, ...

Schkuhria pinnata was selected for this study based on its use in traditional medicine. This study was aimed at isolating and charactserising antimycobacterial compounds from S. pinnata. Different extraction procedures ...

The aim of the study was to isolate and characterise the antibacterial and antioxidant compounds from the leaf extracts of the two mistletoes (Viscum rotundifolium and Tapinanthus oleifolius) and to determine the ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top ten diseases that causes morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although TB is curable, the main problem currently with TB is development resistance to the current chemotherapy. Medicinal ...

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are frequent ailments among humans and are a high burden to public health. One strategy for the development of new therapies against pathogenic bacteria such as Mycobacterium ...