Alvaro Viljoen

Research interests

Publications

• Emodin - A natural anthraquinone derivative with diverse pharmacological activities

  Phytochemistry · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112854

• Best practice in research – Overcoming common challenges in phytopharmacological research

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2019.112230

• Myricetin: A Dietary Molecule with Diverse Biological Activities

  Nutrients · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8020090

• A comprehensive scientific overview of Garcinia cambogia

  Fitoterapia · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2015.02.012

• Gingerols and shogaols: Important nutraceutical principles from ginger

  Phytochemistry · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.07.012

• Lawsonia inermis L. (henna): Ethnobotanical, phytochemical and pharmacological aspects

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2014.05.042

• Menthol: A simple monoterpene with remarkable biological properties

  Phytochemistry · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.08.005

• Camphor—A Fumigant during the Black Death and a Coveted Fragrant Wood in Ancient Egypt and Babylon—A Review

  Molecules · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules18055434

• Antimicrobial activity of southern African medicinal plants with dermatological relevance: From an ethnopharmacological screening approach, to combination studies and the isolation of a bioactive compound

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2013.03.056

• Anti-Inflammatory Iridoids of Botanical Origin

  Current Medicinal Chemistry · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.2174/092986712800229005

• Eugenol—From the Remote Maluku Islands to the International Market Place: A Review of a Remarkable and Versatile Molecule

  Molecules · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17066953

• An updated review of Adansonia digitata: A commercially important African tree

  South African Journal of Botany · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2011.08.010

• Plant-Based Antimicrobial Studies – Methods and Approaches to Study the Interaction between Natural Products

  Planta Medica · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0030-1250736

• Geraniol — A review of a commercially important fragrance material

  South African Journal of Botany · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2010.05.008

• The antimicrobial activity of four commercial essential oils in combination with conventional antimicrobials

  Letters in Applied Microbiology · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-765x.2008.02548.x

• The in vitro antibiofilm activity of selected culinary herbs and medicinal plants against Listeria monocytogenes

  Letters in Applied Microbiology · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-765x.2009.02747.x

• A Review of the Application and Pharmacological Properties of α ‐Bisabolol and α ‐Bisabolol‐Rich Oils

  Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-009-1483-3

• Polymeric Plant-derived Excipients in Drug Delivery

  Molecules · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules14072602

• Linalool – a Review of a Biologically Active Compound of Commercial Importance

  Natural Product Communications · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578x0800300727

• South African Salvia species: A review of biological activities and phytochemistry

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.030

• The effect of five common essential oil components on Listeria monocytogenes biofilms

  Food Control · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2007.11.006

• Antimicrobial activity of limonene enantiomers and 1,8‐cineole alone and in combination

  Flavour and Fragrance Journal · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1843

• In vitro biological activity and essential oil composition of four indigenous South African Helichrysum species

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2004.07.027

• Osmitopsis asteriscoides (Asteraceae)-the antimicrobial activity and essential oil composition of a Cape-Dutch remedy

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2003 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-8741(03)00191-0

• Chemistry of Aloe Species

  Current Organic Chemistry · 2000 · https://doi.org/10.2174/1385272003375932

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