Loss to follow-up amongst glaucoma patients in selected hospitals of the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Land Degradation in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

I declare that this research report is my own unaided work. It is being submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Science at the University of the Witwatersrand. It has not been submitted before for any degree or examination at any other university. Figure 1 Map showing the location of the study area. White areas represent privately owned land used for Figure 3: Long-term (198...

Ethnobotanical study of some selected medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Limpopo Province (South Africa)

Ten plant species were collected from the Nelspruit Botanical Garden based on their uses by traditional healers in Limpopo Province of South Africa. Hexane, dichloromethane (DCM), acetone and methanolic extracts of this plants were screened for antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 and Escherichiacoli...

Helminths of guineafowls in Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Between July 2005 and November 2006 the gastro-intestinal helminths of 15 Helmeted guineafowls and a single Crested guineafowl from Musina, Limpopo Province were examined, and in July and August 2005 helminths were collected from five Helmeted guineafowls from Mokopane in the same province. The acanthocephalan Mediorhynchus gallinarum, the cestodes Abuladzugnia gutterae, Davainea nana, Hymenole...

Radical scavenging activity of selected medicinal plants from Limpopo province of South Africa.

Plants collected from Limpopo province of South Africa were investigated for their antioxidative potential using the DPPH radical scavenging assay. Acetone extracts of Flueggea virosa had the highest antioxidant activity with an IC₅₀ value of 30 µg/ml, closely matching the ascorbic acid with an IC₅₀ value of 25 µg/ml. The lowest antioxidant readings were observed with extracts of Rhynchosia ven...

Factors Affecting Treatment Outcomes in Tuberculosis (TB) Patients in the Limpopo Province, South Africa