Author:Adewusi, EA; Steenkamp, P; Fouché, Gerda; Steenkamp, VDate:Jun 2013Boophone disticha (Amaryllidaceae) is widely used in traditional medicine in southern Africa. Several alkaloids, volatile oils and fatty acids have been isolated from the plant. However, there has been no literature report of a triterpene ...Read more
Author:Adewusi, EA; Moodley, N; Steenkamp, VDate:Dec 2010Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a common neurodegenerative disease, is characterized by low levels in the brain of the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine (ACh). Clinical treatment of this disease is palliative and relies mostly on enhancing cholinergic ...Read more