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The Janus CornerPharmacognosy CommunicationsVol. 12 | Issue 3 | 2022 | pp. 120–121Open access
South African Researchers are Screening Traditional Southern African Medicinal Plants as Leads for COVID-19 Treatments
- 1,2*
- 1 School of Environment and Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA.
- 2 Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA.
Published in Pharmacognosy Communications
Correspondence: I E Cock
School of Environment and Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA.; Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA.
Email: i.cock@griffith.edu.au
Copyright: © 2022 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Jul 7, 2022
- DOI:
- 10.5530/pc.2022.3.23
How to cite
Cock, I. E. (2022). South African Researchers are Screening Traditional Southern African Medicinal Plants as Leads for COVID-19 Treatments. Pharmacognosy Communications, 12(3), 120–121. https://doi.org/10.5530/pc.2022.3.23
Abstract
This occasional section within the journal surveys visions and achievements, often not on the main track of the developing biomedical sciences, but all relating to discoveries and developments of medicinal – both ancient and modern. What they have in common, in one way or another, is providing further background and glances around the edges of the core discipline of pharmacognosy, as it has been and continues to evolve within our times.
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Article metadata
| Title | South African Researchers are Screening Traditional Southern African Medicinal Plants as Leads for COVID-19 Treatments |
|---|---|
| Authors | I E Cock |
| Affiliations | School of Environment and Science, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA.; Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA. |
| Corresponding author | i.cock@griffith.edu.au |
| Journal | Pharmacognosy Communications |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2022) |
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