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S.F. Van Vuuren
Researcher at University of the Witwatersrand
Publications - 111
Citations - 4311
S.F. Van Vuuren is an academic researcher from University of the Witwatersrand. The author has contributed to research in topics: Antimicrobial & Essential oil. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 98 publications receiving 3616 citations.
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Antimicrobial activity of South African medicinal plants.
TL;DR: The antimicrobial research undertaken on South African medicinal plants during the period 1997–2008 is reviewed and studies focusing on geographical ethnobotany, specific pathogenesis, formulation aspects and in vivo investigations are examined.
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Antimicrobial activity of limonene enantiomers and 1,8-cineole alone and in combination
TL;DR: In this article, 1,8-cineole and limonene were assessed for antimicrobial activity, using the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) microtitre plate method against eight organisms.
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The antimicrobial activity of four commercial essential oils in combination with conventional antimicrobials.
TL;DR: Investigation of the in vitro pharmacological interactions between essential oils and conventional antimicrobials when used in combination to find alternatives to conventional antimicrobial therapy.
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In vitro biological activity and essential oil composition of four indigenous South African Helichrysum species.
TL;DR: The essential oils of Helichrysum species displayed activity in the 5-lipoxygenase assay, which was used as an indication of anti-inflammatory activity and the acetone and methanol extracts as well as the essential oils exhibited activity against Gram-positive bacteria.
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The in vitro pharmacological activities and a chemical investigation of three South African Salvia species
Guy P.P. Kamatou,A.M. Viljoen,A.B. Gono-Bwalya,R.L. Van Zyl,S.F. Van Vuuren,Anna C.U. Lourens,Kemal Hüsnü Can Başer,Betül Demirci,K.L. Lindsey,J. Van Staden,Paul A. Steenkamp +10 more
TL;DR: The results of the in vitro pharmacological activities provide a scientific basis to validate the use of these Salvia species in traditional medicine in South Africa.