Traditional herbal medicines: potential degradation of sterols and sterolins by microbial contaminants

Traditional herbal medicines: potential degradation of sterols and sterolins by microbial contaminants

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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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Main Authors: D. du Plessis-Stoman, T. G. Downing, M. van de Venter, S. Govender
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2010-01-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Online Access:http://archive.sajs.co.za/index.php/SAJS/article/view/67
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