5 research outputs found
African herbal medicines in the treatment of HIV: Hypoxis and Sutherlandia. An overview of evidence and pharmacology
- Author
- AC Fernandes
- B Van Wyk
- B Wittenstein
- BJ Smit
- C Terreblanche
- CF Albrecht
- CF Albrecht
- CL MacPhail
- Curtis Cooper
- D Snijman
- DA Babb
- DC Egberg
- Dugald Seely
- E Dietzsch
- E Ernst
- E Ernst
- E Ernst
- Edward Mills
- EJ Mills
- EJ Peters
- H McMillen
- IM Mahomed
- Izzy Kanfer
- J Duggan
- J Fleming
- J Homsy
- J Tai
- JR Whitney
- JV Seier
- K Egeblad
- K Morris
- K Munk
- KM Fairfield
- L Clarke
- M Adjuik
- M Green
- MB Sebit
- N Gericke
- P Sidley
- PE Prete
- PE Prete
- PJ Bouic
- PJ Bouic
- PJ Bouic
- R Capasso
- R Colebunders
- R Giraldo
- R Zachariah
- RB Haynes
- S Dalvi
- SH Miles
- SSR Sengupta
- TJ Wilt
- V Rabek
- WJ Slichenmyer
- Y Singh
- Publication venue
- BioMed Central
- Publication date
- 01/01/2005
- Field of study
In Africa, herbal medicines are often used as primary treatment for HIV/AIDS and for HIV-related problems. In general, traditional medicines are not well researched, and are poorly regulated. We review the evidence and safety concerns related to the use of two specific African herbals, which are currently recommended by the Ministry of Health in South Africa and member states for use in HIV: African Potato and Sutherlandia. We review the pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacokinetics of these herbal medicines. Despite the popularity of their use and the support of Ministries of Health and NGOs in some African countries, no clinical trials of efficacy exist, and low-level evidence of harm identifies the potential for drug interactions with antiretroviral drugs. Efforts should be made by mainstream health professionals to provide validated information to traditional healers and patients on the judicious use of herbal remedies. This may reduce harm through failed expectations, pharmacologic adverse events including possible drug/herb interactions and unnecessary added therapeutic costs. Efforts should also be directed at evaluating the possible benefits of natural products in HIV/AIDS treatment
Determination of nicotinic acid in fruit juices by HPLC with amperometric detection at a SMDE
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- 'Springer Science and Business Media LLC'
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Chemical Changes of Vitamins during Food Processing
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- A Kramer
- ADF Hurdle
- AP Mnkeni
- AP Mnkeni
- AP Mnkeni
- AR Larabee
- AR Larrabee
- AS Csallany
- AT Ogunlesi
- B Paine-Wilson
- B Saidi
- BK Dwivedi
- BP Perloff
- BPF Day
- CF Miller
- CO Chichester
- CW Carlson
- CYW Ang
- DB Dennison
- DB Dennison
- DB Dennison
- DB Lund
- DB Lund
- DB Lund
- DC Egberg
- DD Christianson
- DD Coursin
- DE Metzler
- DK Chaudhuri
- DT Osuga
- E DeRitter
- E DeRitter
- E Kodicek
- E Kodicek
- EA Mulley
- EE Snell
- EGA Carter
- FD Huelin
- FW Bernhart
- G Wendt
- GG Birch
- GP Lewis
- GR Gapski
- H Kundig
- H Reiber
- HC Warmbier
- J Leichter
- J Riemer
- JA Blair
- JA Blair
- JA Jongejan
- JB Hassinen
- JB Mason
- JC Blair
- JC Kennelly
- JC Somogyi
- JD O’Broin
- JE Ford
- JE Leffler
- JE Leffler
- JE Ruddick
- JF Gregory
- JF Gregory
- JF Gregory
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- JF Gregory
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- JM Smoot
- JP Sweeney
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- JR Kirk
- JR Kirk
- JW Erdman
- K Ratanasthien
- K Rungruangsak
- KC Lin
- KG Scrimgeour
- KJ Carpenter
- L Zechmeister
- LJ Machlin
- LS Reed
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- LW Mapson
- M Das
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- O Fennema
- OJ Thompson
- P Waletzko
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- RH Anderson
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- RM Tomarelli
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- V Srncova
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- WA Widicus
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- WC Evans
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- YC Lee
- YC Lee
- YT Huskisson
- Publication venue
- 'Springer Science and Business Media LLC'
- Publication date
- 01/01/1985
- Field of study
Anti-nutritional and toxic factors in food legumes: a review
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- A Krogdahl
- A Pusztai
- A Pusztai
- A Pusztai
- A Pusztai
- A Pusztai
- A Pusztai
- AA Frohlich
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- AB Dutta
- AB Wilson
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- AK Gupta
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- AL Tan-Wilson
- AMR Gatehouse
- AN Inamdar
- AT Andrews
- B Baumgarten
- BA Sela
- BB Bohlool
- BH Doell
- BJ Struthers
- BJ Wikon
- BO deLumen
- C Kies
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- C Rukmini
- C Rukmini
- C Smith
- C Yoshida
- CN Ramachand
- CP Hartman
- CP Hartman
- D Levine
- D Mirelman
- D Oakenfull
- DC Egberg
- DE Fenwick
- DE Fenwick
- DF Hilderbrand
- DG Oakenfull
- DH Honig
- DH Janzen
- DJ Jayne-Williams
- DJ Jayne-Williams
- DN Roy
- DP Gupta
- DS Muduuli
- DS Muduuli
- DS Seigler
- E Albano
- EE Conn
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- EE Gardiner
- EG Brown
- EL Hova
- F Sosulski
- G Ellendrieder
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- H Lis
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- RH Turner
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- S Jindal
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- Publication venue
- 'Springer Science and Business Media LLC'
- Publication date
- 01/01/1987
- Field of study
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- Publication venue
- 'Springer Science and Business Media LLC'
- Publication date
- 01/01/1987
- Field of study