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Ben-Erik Van Wyk

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Khumalo G, Loa-Kum-Cheung W, Van Wyk B, Feng Y, Cock I
Inflammopharmacology . 2024 Feb; 32(2):1607-1620. PMID: 38310564
This study investigates the anti-inflammatory properties of extracts prepared from the leaves of eight southern African medicinal plants used traditionally to treat inflammation and pain. The inhibitory effect of aqueous...
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Khumalo G, Nguyen T, Van Wyk B, Feng Y, Cock I
J Ethnopharmacol . 2023 Oct; 319(Pt 2):117268. PMID: 37797874
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Bark is frequently used in southern African traditional medicine to treat inflammation, yet it remains to be rigorously examined for its immunological and anti-inflammatory activity. Aim Of The...
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Rattray R, Mokwena L, Stander M, Van Wyk B
Molecules . 2022 Oct; 27(19). PMID: 36235019
South Africa has a rich history of medicinal plant species and their documented uses as traditional medicines, and is also home to three well-known, blue-flowered sage species of ethnobotanical importance....
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Oyedeji-Amusa M, Sadgrove N, Van Wyk B
Plants (Basel) . 2021 Sep; 10(9). PMID: 34579329
Meliaceae are widely distributed across the world in tropical or subtropical climates and are of considerable ethnobotanical importance as sources of traditional medicine and cosmetics. This comprehensive review summarizes the...
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Stimpson M, Whalley R, McLean L, Sadgrove N, Padilla-Gonzalez G, Van Wyk B, et al.
Phytochemistry . 2021 Sep; 192:112931. PMID: 34478991
The cylindrical conflorescences of the Banksia spinulosa Sm complex have several different colour types, i.e., black, red, maroon, lemon, and yellow. It is unknown if colour variation is due to...
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Rattray R, Van Wyk B
Molecules . 2021 Jul; 26(12). PMID: 34207006
The Lamiaceae is undoubtedly an important plant family, having a rich history of use that spans the globe with many species being used in folk medicine and modern industries alike....
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Khumalo G, Sadgrove N, van Vuuren S, Van Wyk B
Antibiotics (Basel) . 2021 Jul; 10(6). PMID: 34200286
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. The purpose of this study was to...
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Lombard N, le Roux M, Van Wyk B
PhytoKeys . 2021 Mar; 172:97-119. PMID: 33664610
The popularity of electronic identification keys for species identification has increased with the rapid technological advancements of the 21 century. Although electronic identification keys have several advantages over conventional textual...
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Brendler T, Brinckmann J, Feiter U, Gericke N, Lang L, Pozharitskaya O, et al.
Curr Neuropharmacol . 2021 Feb; 19(9):1384-1400. PMID: 33588735
Modern-day regulatory systems governing conditions for how health products enter national markets constitute a barrier of access for traditional herbal medicines on an international level. Regulatory intentions are focused on...
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Sadgrove N, Oliveira T, Khumalo G, van Vuuren S, Van Wyk B
Antibiotics (Basel) . 2020 May; 9(5). PMID: 32365905
Prenylated (iso)flavonoids, -flavans and pterocarpans from taxa in are repeatedly flagged as potent antimicrobial compounds. In the current study, bark from was extracted and seven isoflavone derivatives were purified: erybraedin...