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ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Antimicrobial Activity, Antioxidant Potential, Cytotoxicity and Phytochemical Profiling of Four Plants Locally Used against Skin Diseases.

John A Asong, Stephen O Amoo, Lyndy J McGaw, Sanah M Nkadimeng, Adeyemi O Aremu, Wilfred Otang-Mbeng

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. African Herbal Medicines: Adverse Effects and Cytotoxic Potentials with Different Therapeutic Applications.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

John A AsongIndigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa. johnmilan058@gmail.com.
Stephen O AmooAgricultural Research Council, Vegetables and Ornamental Plants, Pretoria, Private Bag X293, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. AmooS@arc.agric.za.
Lyndy J McGawPhytomedicine Programme, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, Pretoria 0110, South Africa. lyndy.mcgaw@up.ac.za.
Sanah M NkadimengPhytomedicine Programme, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, Pretoria 0110, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-5647-7156
Adeyemi O AremuIndigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa. Oladapo.aremu@nwu.ac.za.ORCID 0000-0002-6602-246X
Wilfred Otang-MbengSchool of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Private Bag X11283, Mbombela 1200, South Africa. Wilfred.mbeng@ump.ac.za.
North-West University · ZAOnderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital · ZAAgricultural Research Council of South Africa · ZAUniversity of Mpumalanga · ZA

Funding

National Research Foundation (NRF) Grant number 105161
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although orthodox medications are available for skin diseases, expensive dermatological services have necessitated the use of medicinal plants as a cheaper alternative. This study evaluated the pharmacological and phytochemical profiles of four medicinal plants (

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antibacterialantifungalantioxidantflavonoidsgas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)minimum inhibitory concentrationphenols

Identifiers

PMID31540194
PMCPMC6783968
OpenAlexW2972572954

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