J.F. Finnie

TL;DR: An overview of plant-produced chemical compounds with medicinal properties and how their production is affected by different environmental factors is provided, including how these factors can be manipulated within the plants' growing environments as a way of ensuring quality.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the antibacterial, antifungal, antigonococcal, HIV-type 1 reverse transcriptase (RT) and determined phenolic content of twelve medicinal plants used by the Venda people to treat venereal diseases.

TL;DR: The observed antimicrobial efficacy and synergistic interactions indicate the beneficial aspects of combination chemotherapy of medicinal plant extracts in the treatment of infectious diseases.

TL;DR: Variation was observed in the phytochemical concentrations between the bulbs and leaves of each plant species, their antimicrobial activities were fairly comparable and leaves may be used as substitutes for bulbs in the treatment of bacterial and fungal ailments.

TL;DR: The results support the use of the investigated plant in treating pain and cramp related to gastro-intestinal tract infections and to some extent, the observed anti-inflammatory activity could be attributed to the various plant secondary metabolites detected in the plant materials.