Traditional herbal medicines: potential degradation of sterols and sterolins by microbial contaminants
Medicinal plants with a high content of sterols and sterolins, such as Bulbine natalensis (rooiwortel) and Hypoxis hemerocallidea (African potato), are commonly and inappropriately used in South Africa for the treatment of HIV/AIDS due to the inaccessibility of antiretroviral drugs. This study inves...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2009-03-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Science |
| Online Access: | https://sajs.co.za/article/view/10328 |
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