Lyndy J. McGaw

Research interests

Publications

• Best Practice in the chemical characterisation of extracts used in pharmacological and toxicological research—The ConPhyMP—Guidelines12

  Frontiers in Pharmacology · 2022 · https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.953205

• Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties of medicinal plant extracts used to treat wounds and dermatological disorders

  South African Journal of Botany · 2019 · 10.1016/j.sajb.2019.07.013

• Antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of acetone leaf extracts of nine under-investigated south African Eugenia and Syzygium (Myrtaceae) species and their selectivity indices

  BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2019 · 10.1186/s12906-019-2547-z

• Natural Cyclic Peptides as an Attractive Modality for Therapeutics: A Mini Review

  Molecules · 2018 · 10.3390/molecules23082080

• The synergistic potential of various teas, herbs and therapeutic drugs in health improvement: a review

  Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture · 2017 · 10.1002/jsfa.8472

• The antibacterial activity of extracts of nine plant species with good activity against Escherichia coli against five other bacteria and cytotoxicity of extracts

  BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-017-1645-z

• Anti-inflammatory and Anti-nociceptive Activities of African Medicinal Spices and Vegetables

  Elsevier eBooks · 2017 · 10.1016/b978-0-12-809286-6.00009-1

• Plant extracts to control ticks of veterinary and medical importance: A review

  South African Journal of Botany · 2016 · 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.03.010

• The anti-arthritic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant activity and relationships with total phenolics and total flavonoids of nine South African plants used traditionally to treat arthritis

  BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2016 · 10.1186/s12906-016-1301-z

• Antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of the ethanol extract, fractions and eight compounds isolated from Eriosema robustum (Fabaceae)

  BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2013 · 10.1186/1472-6882-13-289

• Detection of antimicrobial compounds by bioautography of different extracts of leaves of selected South African tree species

  African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines · 2010 · 10.4314/ajtcam.v7i1.57269

• The potential of South African plants against Mycobacterium infections

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2008 · 10.1016/j.jep.2008.08.022

• Ethnoveterinary use of southern African plants and scientific evaluation of their medicinal properties

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2008 · 10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.013

• The biological activity and chemistry of the southern African Combretaceae

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2008 · 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.051

• The value of plant extracts with antioxidant activity in attenuating coccidiosis in broiler chickens

  Veterinary Parasitology · 2008 · 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.02.013

• Four pentacyclic triterpenoids with antifungal and antibacterial activity from Curtisia dentata (Burm.f) C.A. Sm. leaves

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2008 · 10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.036

• Inflammation: the foundation of diseases and disorders. A review of phytomedicines of South African origin used to treat pain and inflammatory conditions.

  AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY · 2007 · 10.5897/ajb2007.000-2457

• Evaluation of Athrixia bush tea for cytotoxicity, antioxidant activity, caffeine content and presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2006 · 10.1016/j.jep.2006.08.029

• In vitro anthelmintic, antibacterial and cytotoxic effects of extracts from plants used in South African ethnoveterinary medicine

  The Veterinary Journal · 2005 · 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.09.004

• Assessing African medicinal plants for efficacy and safety: pharmacological screening and toxicology

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2004.05.012

• Antibacterial effects of fatty acids and related compounds from plants

  South African Journal of Botany · 2002 · 10.1016/s0254-6299(15)30367-7

• Isolation of antibacterial fatty acids from Schotia brachypetala

  Fitoterapia · 2002 · 10.1016/s0367-326x(02)00120-x

• Towards the scientific validation of traditional medicinal plants

  Plant Growth Regulation · 2001 · 10.1023/a:1013310809275

• An investigation on the biological activity of Combretum species

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2001 · 10.1016/s0378-8741(00)00405-0

• Antibacterial, anthelmintic and anti-amoebic activity in South African medicinal plants

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2000 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-8741(00)00269-5

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