A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Pharmacy
Johannesburg. 2004 / As part of investigation of the biological activities of South African plant, a phytochemical and pharmacological investigation was carried out on five indigenous Vitex species; V. obovata ssp. obovata, V.obovata ssp. wilmsii, V. pooara, V. rehmannii and V. zeyheri . The chemical composition of the essential oils was determined using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, and 1.8-cineole, a- copaene , caryophyllene oxide and y-muurolene were found to be the most abundant constituents in the essential oils of both V. obovatassp. obovataand V. obovata sssp. wilmsii. / IT2018
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/26044 |
| Date | 03 September 2004 |
| Creators | Nyiligira., Eric. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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