An assessment of Hypoxis hemerocallidea extracts, and actives as natural antibiotic, and immune modulation phytotherapies

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dc.contributor.advisorJohnson, Quinton
dc.contributor.authorMuwanga, Catherine
dc.contributor.otherSouth African Herbal Science and Medicine Institute (SAHSMI)
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Science
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-27T13:06:15Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-17T08:14:56Z
dc.date.available2007/07/16 14:31
dc.date.available2007/07/16
dc.date.available2013-08-27T13:06:15Z
dc.date.available2024-05-17T08:14:56Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionMagister Scientiae - MScen_US
dc.description.abstractIn South Africa, the crude aqueous extract from Hypoxis hemerocallidea is used by AIDS patients to treat opportunistic infections, such as tuberculosis. The rapid emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, and extreme drug resistant tuberculosis, in recent years, is a major threat to human health. The treatment of TB, nosocomial bacterial infections, and fungal infections is now a clinical challenge, especially in the immuno-compromised individual. There is a dire need for novel antibiotic alternatives with phytotherapies and plant-derived compounds as potentially promising alternatives. The main objective of this study was to investigate the antimycobacterial activity of Hypoxis hemerocallidea, a South African medicinal plant, using Mycobacterium smegmatis.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/15312
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectMateria medicaen_US
dc.subjectVegetable - South Africaen_US
dc.subjectMedicinal plantsen_US
dc.subjectharmacognosyen_US
dc.subjectPlant extractsen_US
dc.subjectHypoxidaceaeen_US
dc.subjectTherapeutic useen_US
dc.titleAn assessment of Hypoxis hemerocallidea extracts, and actives as natural antibiotic, and immune modulation phytotherapiesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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