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The isolation, characterization and antiplasmodial activity of two novel dimeric sesquiterpenes from Dicoma anomala

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 180-208). / The study investigates the antimalarial potential of a Southern African traditional medicinal plant, Dicoma anomala (Sond.). The plant is used to treat a variety of treatments including fevers. The extracts of the leaves and twigs have been reported to treat malaria and fever but the treatments with the roots are unrelated to malaria.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/3302
Date January 2006
CreatorsTselanyane, Malefa Lydia
ContributorsFolb, Peter I, Matsabisa, M G, Campbell, William E
PublisherUniversity of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Clinical Pharmacology
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDoctoral Thesis, Doctoral, PhD
Formatapplication/pdf

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