Author:Van den Berg, N; Mbobela, P; Pillay, P; London, G; Morris, L; Maharaj, V; Khati, MDate:Feb 2011A natural compound isolated from extracts of an indigenous plant in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, indicates neutralisation activity against HIV-1 pseudoviruses. This natural compound can potentially be used in a microbicide as an alternative ...Read more
Author:Van den Berg, N; Mbobela, P; Pillay, P; Maharaj, V; Khati, MDate:Jun 2011CSIR Biosciences investigated the anti-HIV properties of a plant indigenous to the Eastern Cape, commonly used by traditional healers. A natural compound isolated from the plant, coded BP36, inhibited infectivity of HIV-1 pseudoviruses. The ...Read more
Author:Maharaj, VDate:Oct 2012In this presentation the author outlines the steps taken in developing a South African indigenous plant-based microbicide to prevent HIV infection in women.Read more
Author:Maharaj, R; Maharaj, V; Crouch, NR; Bhagwandin, N; Folb, PI; Pillay, P; Gayaram, RDate:Sep 2012This study was initiated to establish whether any South African ethnomedicinal plants (indigenous or exotic), that have been reported to be used traditionally to repel or kill mosquitoes, exhibit effective mosquito larvicidal properties.Read more