B E van Wyk

Summary

Affiliation: University of Johannesburg
Country: South Africa

Publications

  1. ncbi A broad review of commercially important southern African medicinal plants
    B E van Wyk
    Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, P O Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
    J Ethnopharmacol 119:342-55. 2008
  2. ncbi A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany
    B E van Wyk
    Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, P O Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2006, South Africa
    J Ethnopharmacol 119:331-41. 2008
  3. ncbi A review of the taxonomy, ethnobotany, chemistry and pharmacology of Sutherlandia frutescens (Fabaceae)
    B E van Wyk
    Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, P O Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
    J Ethnopharmacol 119:620-9. 2008
  4. ncbi Antimicrobial and antimalarial activity of Cussonia species (Araliaceae)
    B J De Villiers
    Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa
    J Ethnopharmacol 129:189-96. 2010
  5. ncbi 6'-O-Coumaroylaloesin from Aloe castanea--a taxonomic marker for Aloe section Anguialoe
    F R van Heerden
    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rand Afrikaans University, Auckland Park, South Africa
    Phytochemistry 55:117-20. 2000
  6. ncbi The major flavonoid of Dodonaea angustifolia
    F R van Heerden
    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rand Afrikaans University, P O Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa
    Fitoterapia 71:602-4. 2000

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Publications6

  1. ncbi A broad review of commercially important southern African medicinal plants
    B E van Wyk
    Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, P O Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
    J Ethnopharmacol 119:342-55. 2008
    ..The aim is to explore the rapidly increasing number of scientific publications and to investigate the need for further research...
  2. ncbi A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany
    B E van Wyk
    Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, P O Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2006, South Africa
    J Ethnopharmacol 119:331-41. 2008
    ..ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL CONTEXT: Cape herbal medicine as a distinct and unique healing system is conceptualized for the first time, together with a first compilation of the authentic materia medica of the system...
  3. ncbi A review of the taxonomy, ethnobotany, chemistry and pharmacology of Sutherlandia frutescens (Fabaceae)
    B E van Wyk
    Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, P O Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
    J Ethnopharmacol 119:620-9. 2008
    ..Results of animal studies, as well as a phase I clinical study, have shown no indications of toxicity. Sufficient preclinical data are now available to justify controlled clinical studies...
  4. ncbi Antimicrobial and antimalarial activity of Cussonia species (Araliaceae)
    B J De Villiers
    Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa
    J Ethnopharmacol 129:189-96. 2010
    ..Cussonia species are used in African traditional medicine mainly against pain, inflammation, gastro-intestinal problems, malaria and sexually transmitted diseases...
  5. ncbi 6'-O-Coumaroylaloesin from Aloe castanea--a taxonomic marker for Aloe section Anguialoe
    F R van Heerden
    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rand Afrikaans University, Auckland Park, South Africa
    Phytochemistry 55:117-20. 2000
    ..The compound is a unique chemotaxonomic character restricted to the six species in Aloe section Anguialoe...
  6. ncbi The major flavonoid of Dodonaea angustifolia
    F R van Heerden
    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rand Afrikaans University, P O Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa
    Fitoterapia 71:602-4. 2000
    ..The major leaf flavonoid of Dodonaea angustifolia, an important South African traditional medicine, has been identified as 5,7,4'-trihydroxy-3,6-dimethoxyflavone (1)...