Background: Heartwater is a disease spread by ticks that is brought on by the obligatory intracellular bacterium Ehrlichia ruminantium. Heartwater disease is one of the major obstacles to livestock production as it affects ...

Background: The Vhembe region of the Limpopo province has a rich tradition of medicinal plants use. Traditionally, boiled roots of Ziziphus mucronata are used in the treatment of boils, general swelling and other skin ...

Background: The use of medicinal herbs has raised considerable interest worldwide attributed to their health-promoting effects. Momordica balsamina (M. balsamina) is a medicinal herb that has long been used to treat various ...