Immunomodulatory properties of quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside from Rapanea melanophloeos against influenza a virus [PDF]
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018 Background Influenza infection is a major public health threat. The role of influenza A virus-induced inflammatory response in severe cases of this disease is widely recognized.
Lyndy J McGaw +2 more
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Experimental validation and computational modeling of anti-influenza effects of quercetin-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside from indigenous south African medicinal plant Rapanea melanophloeos [PDF]
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2019 Background Influenza A virus (IAV) is still a major health threat. The clinical manifestations of this infection are related to immune dysregulation, which causes morbidity and mortality.
Lyndy J McGaw +2 more
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A 56-Day Oral Toxicity Study of the Aqueous Extract of Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez in Rats. [PDF]
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2016 Rapanea melanophloeos is a tropical tree that is extensively utilized in African traditional medicine to treat helminthiases, tuberculosis, and heart‐water. As with many other medicinal plants, there is insufficient information regarding the safety of therapeutic R. melanophloeos extracts. An aqueous extract of R.
Amenya HZ +4 more
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South African medicinal plant extracts active against influenza A virus [PDF]
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018 Background Influenza infection remains a major health threat for animals and humans which crucially requires effective antiviral remedies. The usage of herbal medications as readily available alternatives for their compatibility with the body and fewer ...
Parvaneh Mehrbod +11 more
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Wounds on Rapanea melanophloeos provide habitat for a large diversity of Ophiostomatales including four new species [PDF]
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 2016 Rapanea melanophloeos, an important canopy tree in Afromontane forests, is commonly utilised for medicinal bark harvesting. Wounds created from these activities provide entrance for many fungi, including arthropod-associated members of the Ophiostomatales and Microascales (ophiostomatoid fungi).
Tuan Anh Duong +2 more
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Harvesting impacts on commonly used medicinal tree species (Catha edulis and Rapanea melanophloeos) under different land management regimes in the Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa [PDF]
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 2004 Harvesting of products from plants in the wild is widespread throughout southern Africa. Particularly important products are plant parts used in traditional medicine.
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South Africa’s Best BARK Medicines Prescribed at the Johannesburg Muthi Markets for Skin, Gut, and Lung Infections: MIC’s and Brine Shrimp Lethality [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2021 Indigenous trade of medicinal plants in South Africa is a multi-million-rand industry and is still highly relevant in terms of primary health care.
Gugulethu P. Khumalo +3 more
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Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez
, 2022 Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez — Habit: Small tree. Habitat: LMWF, LMDF, UMF, HZ; up to 3 800 m. Distribution: II. Voucher: Chogoria Waterfall, Alt. 3 184 m, 25 Jan. 2015, SAJIT 002824 (HIB). References: Fries (1923b), Halliday (1984), Bussmann (1993, 1994, 2006), Bussmann & Beck (1995a, 1998, 1999).
Zhou, Ya-Dong +3 more
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Host evolutionary relationships explain tree mortality caused by a generalist pest-pathogen complex. [PDF]
Evol Appl, 2021 Abstract The phylogenetic signal of transmissibility (competence) and attack severity among hosts of generalist pests is poorly understood. In this study, we examined the phylogenetic effects on hosts differentially affected by an emergent generalist beetle–pathogen complex in California and South Africa. Host types (non‐competent, competent and killed‐
Lynch SC, Eskalen A, Gilbert GS.
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Potential implications of the use of Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez against mycobacteria [PDF]
South African Journal of Botany, 2020 Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is a threat to a large population across the globe. Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez, commonly known as the Cape beech, is a plant that is traditionally used in the treatment of tuberculosis and TB-related symptoms. The aim of this study, was to evaluate the pharmacological effects of a leaf ethanolic extract (1:10, w:v) of R.
Lydia Gibango +2 more
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