hypoxis hemerocallidea/カリウム

Hypoxis hemerocallidea also known as African potato is a medicinal plant widely distributed in Southern Africa, which has enjoyed long usage as a traditional multipurpose herbal medicine. This study evaluated the leaf, corm, peel and root of H. hemerocallidea for their nutritional attributes. Crude

Extracts of Hypoxis hemerocallidea corm (African potato) are commonly used by some traditional health practitioners in KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa as natural antenatal remedy to prevent threatening or premature abortion and miscarriage, and to ensure successful confinement. In this study,

This study was undertaken to investigate the bronchorelaxant effect of Hypoxis hemerocallidea corm ('African potato') aqueous extract (APE) on spasmogen-provoked contractions of guinea-pig isolated tracheal smooth muscle preparations. APE (25-400 mg/ml) relaxed spasmogen (histamine-, carbachol- and

BACKGROUND Herbal medicine is a popular means of medical management in some parts of the world especially in Africa. Hypoxis hemerocallidea Fisch.C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall, also known as African potato of the Hypoxidaecae family, is one of the medicinal plants that have enjoyed long usage as an herbal

The aim of the study was to evaluate the biological activities and safety of commercial herbal concoctions manufactured in Ga Maja (Limpopo province). Microbial contamination was evaluated by spread-plating the concoctions on agar plates. The VITEK 2 instrument was used for identification of the