Honeybush (Cyclopia) species are endemic to the Fynbos Biome of Cape Floral Kingdom in South Africa. Traditionally, honeybush foliage is cut, fermented, and sun-dried make an antioxidant-rich herbal tea. Approximately 80% unsustainably harvested from wild. All commercial indicated on International Union for Conservation Nature Red List Threatened Species. Cultivation thus required ensure suffic...

A variety of biological pro-health activities have been reported for mangiferin and hesperidin, two major phenolic compounds of Honeybush (Cyclopia sp.) tea extracts. Given their increasing popularity, there is a need for understanding the mechanisms underlying the biological effects of these compounds. In this study, we used real-time cytotoxicity cellular analysis of the Cyclopia sp. extracts...

THE problem of the origin of the naso-lacrimal apparatus in cyclopia, raised by the observation of Chatterjee (1950) of canaliculi and naso-lacrimal ducts and sac in a human cyclops, led me to investigate the microscopic structure of the lower lids of a full-term male human cyclops which recently came into my possession, and, through the kindness of Professors M. A total of seven specimens has ...

A 36 year-old female patient gravida 2 para 1, with no particular past medical history consulted her gynecologist at 14 weeks' gestation for pelvic pain. Her first pregnancy was uneventful and she did not take any specific drugs prior or during her pregnancy. Consanguinity and hereditary diseases were denied. Ultrasonography revealed a retention image measuring 67,2 mm with no cardiac pulsation...