Browsing Research Articles (Bioversity and Conservation Biology) by Author "Van Wyk, Hedwig M"
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In vitro acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity and chemical composition of the dichloromethane extracts of the leaves and inflorescences of the tumbleweed, Trachyandra laxa (N.E.Br.) Oberm. var. rigida (Suesseng.) Roessl
Van Wyk, Hedwig M; Schoeman, Dewald; Kwembeya, Ezekeil (South African Journal of Botany, 2022)Trachyandra laxa, which belongs to the family Asphodelaceae, is a poisonous geophyte, often consumed by livestock, particularly when pastures are poor. Ingestion of T. laxa by livestock causes paresis and paralysis of the ...