South African Journal of Botany

Arbuscular mycorrhiza fungus improved growth, antioxidant defense, and endogenous hormones in tall fescue under low-light stress

Study of pollen morphology and salinity effect on the pollen grains of four olive (Olea europaea) cultivars

Population structure and survival of the critically endangered cycad Encephalartos latifrons in South Africa

Evaluation of in vitro mucilage and lepidine biosynthesis in different genotypes of Lepidium sativum Linn originated from Iran

Moringa oleifera seed oil modulates redox imbalance and iNOS/NF-ĸB/caspase-3 signaling pathway to exert antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic mechanisms against anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil-induced nephrotoxicity in rats

Hot water extract of Glehnia littoralis leaf showed skin-whitening and anti-wrinkle properties

Stamen elongation in sunn hemp appears to allow delayed self-pollination in the absence of pollinators – A case of bet-hedging?

Wurmbea (Colchicaceae, Anguillarieae) in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, including the description of two new species

Schinus terebinthifolia leaf extract is a larvicidal, pupicidal, and oviposition deterring agent against Plutella xylostella

Editorial: A view of South African traditional medicine through the lens of its medicinal plants (special Issue celebrating the 80th Birthday of Professor Johannes van Staden)

Botanicals used for cosmetic purposes by Xhosa women in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Medicinal plants used for skin-related diseases among the Batswanas in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, South Africa

A survey of plants used to treat livestock diseases in the Mnisi community, Mpumalanga, South Africa, and investigation of their antimicrobial activity

Practices at herbal (muthi) markets in Gauteng, South Africa and their impact on the health of the consumers: A case study of KwaMai-Mai and Marabastad muthi markets

Advancement of analytical techniques in some South African commercialized medicinal plants: Current and future perspectives

Are scientists barking up the wrong tree to “scientifically validate” traditional medicines?

In vitro inhibition of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and anti-inflammatory activities of some herbal concoctions sold in the Limpopo Province

Tracing the genetic origin of two Acacia mearnsii seed orchards in South Africa

Nutritional quality of selected African leafy vegetables cultivated under varying water regimes and different harvests

Moisture stress on physiology and yield of some indigenous leafy vegetables under field conditions

Effect of gibberellins on growth and biochemical constituents in Chlorella minutissima (Trebouxiophyceae)

Biostimulating effects of the cyanobacterium Nostoc piscinale on winter wheat in field experiments

Boosting super-domestication: from crop domestication to genome editing

Nutritional status of KwaZulu-Natal soils affects microbe symbiosis, nitrogen utilization and growth of Vigna radiata (L.) R. Walczak

The ability of three African herbal remedies to offer protection against an in vitro model of Parkinson’s disease

In vitro toxicity, genotoxicity and antigenotoxicity of Nigella sativa extracts from different geographic locations

African plants with in vitro anti-inflammatory activities: A review

Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant, anticoagulant and in vitro toxicity and genotoxicity testing of methanolic and juice extracts of Beta vulgaris L.

Biological activities of extract from Coleonema album in vitro

Stomatostemma monteiroae: A food plant with potential medicinal and therapeutic values

The phytochemistry and gastroprotective activities of the leaves of Ficus glumosa

Physico-chemical, antimicrobial and anticancer properties of silver nanoparticles synthesised from organ-specific extracts of Bidens pilosa L.

A comparative study of different solvents and extraction techniques on the anti-oxidant and enzyme inhibitory activities of Adansonia digitata L. (Baobab) fruit pulp

The potential of South African medicinal plants against microbial biofilm and quorum sensing of foodborne pathogens: A review

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

Antityrosinase and anti-acne potential of plants traditionally used in the Jongilanga community in Mpumalanga

In vitro cytotoxicity, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims and Hypoxis colchicifolia Baker used traditionally against cancer in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Cosmeceutical efficiency by some plant extracts used traditionally for skin care in inhibiting tyrosinase activity in a human epidermal melanocyte (HEM) cell line

Anti-oxidant activity, alpha-amylase inhibition and toxicity of leaf extracts of cultivated Rapanea melanophloeos (L.) Mez (cape beech)

Chemistry and pharmacology of three antiplasmodial traditional medicinal plants from tropical Africa – A review

Alkaloids isolated from Haemanthus humilis Jacq., an indigenous South African Amaryllidaceae: Anticancer activity of coccinine and montanine

Endemic and indigenous plants from Mauritius as sources of novel antimicrobials

The ethnobotany and major essential oil compounds of anise root (Annesorhiza species, Apiaceae)

Homoisoflavonoids and cardenolides from cultivated Ornithogalum species: Ornithogalum dubium Houtt. and Ornithogalum ponticum ‘Sochi’

Different Combretum molle (Combretaceae) leaf extracts contain several different antifungal and antibacterial compounds

Anti-HIV-1 activity of quinic acid isolated from Helichrysum mimetes using NMR-based metabolomics and computational analysis

Isolation and characterisation of sesquiterpene lactones from Schkuhria pinnata and their antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities

Bioactive compounds from the leaf extract of Bauhinia galpinii (Fabaceae) used as antidiarrhoeal therapy in southern Africa

Indigenous South African essential oils as potential antimicrobials to treat foot odour (bromodosis)

Antiplasmodial constituents in the minor alkaloid groups of the Amaryllidaceae