Syce, James A.Dube, AdmireSchool of PharmacyFaculty of Science2013-08-272024-05-152007/08/302007/08/302013-08-272024-05-152006https://hdl.handle.net/10566/15188Magister Pharmaceuticae - MPharmArtemisia Afra, a popular South African traditional herbal medicine is commonly administered as a tea infusion of the leaves. However, clinical trials proving it safety and efficacy are lacking mainly due to the absence of good quality dosage forms and credible placebos for the plant. The objectives of this study were to prepare a standardized preparation of the plant leaves and freeze-dried aqueous extract powder of the leaves, in a tea bag dosage form and to design and prepare credible placebos for these plant materials.enDrugsDosage formsDrug designDrug developmentClinical pharmacologyMateria medicaVegetableMedicineHerbalThesisUniversity of the Western Cape