Auteur Alvaro M. Viljoen
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Sandy F. Van Vuuren, Auteur ; Alvaro M. Viljoen, Auteur |Essential oils have been accepted and recognized as having several therapeutic applications. Popular commercial oils such as lavender, rosemary, tea tree, thyme and peppermint have been used extensively in aromatherapy and as a treatment regimen[...]
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Alvaro M. Viljoen, Auteur ; Elizabeth W. Njenga, Auteur ; Sandy F. Van Vuuren, Auteur |The essential oil composition of seven Namibian Eriocephalus species (E. dinteri, E. ericoides subsp. ericoides, E. klinghardtensis, E. luederitzianus, E. merxmuelleri, E. pinnatus, E. scariosus) were determined by GC and GC/MS. The oils of E. e[...]
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Yakov Frum, Auteur ; Alvaro M. Viljoen, Auteur |An investigation was .undertaken to determine the 5-lipoxygenase inhibitory activity of aromatic plants traditionally used to treat dermatological pathologies. Guided by ethnobotanical literature and availability from natural sources, the essent[...]
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Alvaro M. Viljoen, Auteur ; Aneesa Moolla, Auteur ; Sandy F. Van Vuuren, Auteur |A seasonal variation study was performed on the chemical composition of the essential oil of Agathosma ovata (Rutaceae). In addition, this study looked at how variations may impact the antimicrobial activity of A. ovata. The chemical composition[...]
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Alvaro M. Viljoen, Auteur ; Aneesa Moolla, Auteur ; Sandy F. Van Vuuren, Auteur |The essential oil composition, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities of 17 indigenous Agathosnw species (18 samples) were investigated in order to validate their use in traditional healing. The results were related to the che[...]
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Alvaro M. Viljoen, Auteur ; Sahir Petkar, Auteur ; Sandy F. Van Vuuren, Auteur |Mentha longifolia (L.) L. subsp. polyadena Briq. was collected from eight localities in southern Africa for a study of the chemical composition and antimicrobial activity. The essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation and analysed by GC [...]
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Jacqueline Y. Y. Lalli, Auteur ; Alvaro M. Viljoen, Auteur ; K. Hüsnü, Auteur |A plethora of information is available on the essential oil composition of commercially grown Pelargoniums namely P. capitatum, P. graveolens and P. radens and their hybrids, while only a few chemical investigations have been carried out on the [...]
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Alvaro M. Viljoen, Auteur ; Angela Gono-Bwalya, Auteur ; Guy P. P. Kamatou, Auteur |salvia stenophylla Burch. ex Benth. (Lamiaceae) is a perennial aromatic herb, which is widespread in the high altitude areas of the central and eastern parts of South Africa. It is closely related to Salvia runcinata L. f. and Salvia repens Burc[...]
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Alvaro M. Viljoen, Auteur ; Sandy F. Van Vuuren, Auteur ; Tebogo Gwebu, Auteur |The aerial parts of 16 individual Artemisia afra plants from four natural populations were hydrodistilled and the essential oil analyzed by GC/MS. The oil composition varied quantitatively and qualitatively within and between natural populations[...]
