Scientific publications of the Teas
Nina, N.; Burgos-Edwards, A.; Theoduloz, C.; Tripathy, S.; Matsabisa, M.G.; Schmeda-Hirschmann, G. Chemical Profiling, Enzyme Inhibitory Activity and Antioxidant Capacity of South African Herbal Teas: Buddleja saligna, Lippia javanica, Lippia scaberrima and Phyla dulcis. Antioxidants 2024, 13, 1219. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox13101219 . IF: 6.0.
Matsabisa, M.G.; Bala, A.; Tripathy, S.; Digashu, M.M.; Rautenbach, F.; Dassarma, B.; Erhabor, J.O.; Braga, F.C.; Mukherjee, P.K.; Tang, M.; et al. Study on South African Indigenous Teas—Antioxidant Potential, Nutritional
Content, and Hypoxia-Induced Cyclooxygenase Inhibition on U87MG Cell Line. Molecules 2022, 27,3505. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27113505 . IF: 4.2.
Erhabor JO, Oyenihi OR, Erukainure OL, Matsabisa MG. (2022). Croton gratissimus Burch. (Lavender croton): A review of the traditional uses, phytochemistry, nutritional constituents and pharmacological activities. Trop J Nat Prod Res. 2022; 6(6):842-855. doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v6i6.3. IF: Nil.
Salau, V.F.; Olofinsan, K.A.; Mishra, A.P.; Odewole, O.A.; Ngnameko, C.R.; Matsabisa, M.G. (2024)
Croton gratissimus Burch Herbal Tea Exhibits Anti-Hyperglycemic and Anti-Lipidemic Properties via
Inhibition of Glycation and Digestive Enzyme Activities. Plants 2024, 13, 1952. https://doi.org/10.3390/
plants13141952. IF: 4.0.
Ncume, P.V.; Salau, V.F.; Mtshali, S.; Olofinsan, K.A.; Erukainure, O.L.; Matsabisa, M.G. Phytochemical Properties of Croton gratissimus Burch (Lavender Croton) Herbal Tea and Its Protective Effect against Iron-Induced Oxidative Hepatic Injury. Plants 2023, 12, 2915. https://doi.org/10.3390/ plants12162915. IF: 4.0.
Adeline Lum Nde, Chika I. Chukwuma, Ochuko L. Erukainure, Maria S. Chukwuma, Motlalepula G. Matsabisa (2021) Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, toxicology and anti-diabetic potential of Senna occidentalis (L.) link; A review Journal of Ethnopharmacology 283 (2022) 114663 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2021.114663. IF: 4.8.
Ochuko L. Erukainure, Chika I. Chukwuma, Motlalepula G. Matsabisa,∗, Veronica F. Salau, Neil A. Koorbanally, Md Shahidul Islam (2020): Buddleja saligna Willd (Loganiaceae) inhibits angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in oxidative cardiopathy with concomitant modulation of nucleotide hydrolyzing enzymatic activities and dysregulated lipid metabolic pathways; Journal of Ethnopharmacology 248 (2020) 112358 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2019.112358. IF: 4.8.
Ochuko L. Erukainure, Chika I. Chukwuma, Motlalepula G. Matsabisa,∗, Veronica F. Salau, Neil A. Koorbanally, Md Shahidul Islam (2020): Buddleja saligna Willd (Loganiaceae) inhibits angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in oxidative cardiopathy with concomitant modulation of nucleotide hydrolyzing enzymatic activities and dysregulated lipid metabolic pathways; Journal of Ethnopharmacology 248 (2020) 112358 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2019.112358. IF: 4.8.
Salau VF, Erukainure OL, Olofinsan KA, Schoeman RLS and Matsabisa MG (2023), Lippia javanica (Burm. F.) herbal tea instigates hepatoprotective effect in Chang liver cells via mitigation of redox imbalance and modulation of perturbed metabolic activities linked to oxidative injury. Front. Pharmacol. 14:1221769. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1221769. IF: 4.4.
Erhabor, J.O., Komakech, R., Kang, Y., Tang, M., Matsabisa, M.G., Ethnopharmacological importance and medical applications of Myrothamnus flabellifolius Welw. (Myrothamnaceae)-A review, Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.jep.2020.112576. IF: 4.8.
Chika Ifeanyi Chukwuma Motlalepula G. Matsabisa Fanie Rautenbach Sunelle Rademan Sunday O. Oyedemi Sushil K. Chaudhary Mirranda Javu Evaluation of the nutritional composition of Myrothamnus flabellifolius (Welw.) herbal tea and its protective effect against oxidative hepatic cell injury (2019) J Food Biochem. 2019;00: e13026. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfbc.13026. IF: 3.5.
Molefe-Khamanga DM, Mooketsi NA, Matsabisa MG and Kensley RM (2012). Qualitative Phytochemical Studies of Solvent Extracts from Myrothamnus flabellifolius. International Journal of Medicinal Plant Research Vol. 1 Issue 1 pp 1 – 5 October 2012. IF: Nil.
PHELA Scientific Publications
Litabe M M, Matsabisa M, Burt F J. Effect of PHELA, an African traditional drug, on levels of selected inflammatory cytokines in mammalian cells infected with SARS CoV-2. Pharmacogn J.2025;17(5). DOI: 10.5530/pj.2025.17.62 http://www.phcogj.com/v17/i4
M. G. Matsabisa*, K. Alexandre, Collins U. Ibeji, S. Tripathy, Ochuko L. Erukainure, K. Malatji, S. Chauke, B. Okole & H. P. Chabalala (2022). In vitro study on efficacy of PHELA, an African traditional drug against SARS‑CoV‑2. Scientific Reports | (2022) 12:10305 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13599-y. IF: 3.8.
Das, B.; Kar, A.; Bhowmik, R.; Karmakar, S.; Tripathy, S.; Matsabisa, M.G.; Mukherjee, P.K. (2022). Quality Related Safety Evaluation of a South African Traditional Formulation (PHELA®) as Novel Anti-Biofilm Candidate. Molecules 2022, 27, 1219. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27041219. IF: 4.2.
Bhaskar Das, Amit Kar, Motlalepula G. Matsabisa, Pulok K. Mukherjee*, (2020); Anti-Cholinesterase Potential of Standardized Extract of PHELA – a Traditional South African Medicine Formulation. Journal of Herbal Medicine 22 (2020) 100348 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hermed.2020.100348. IF: 2.2.
Makhotso Rose Lekhooa, Andrew Walubo, Jan B. Du Plessis, Motlalepula G. Matsabisa. The Development and Use of a Prodrug Induced Immunosuppressed Rat Model to Screen PHELA for Mechanism of Immune stimulation. Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2017) volume 206 8 – 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2017.04.031. IF: 4.8.
Makhotso Rose Lekhooa, Andrew Walubo, Jan B. Du Plessis, Motlalepula G. Matsabisa (2017). The Development and Use of a Prodrug Induced Immunosuppressed Rat Model to Screen PHELA for Mechanism of Immune stimulation. Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2017) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2017.04.031. IF: 4.8.
Makhotso Lekhooa*, Andrew Walubo*, Jan JB Du Plessis*, and Matsabisa M.G# (2012). Evaluation of Traditional Medicines III: The Mechanism of Immune Modulation by PHELA. Afri J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 9(5S); 47 – 63 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v9i3.7. IF: Nil.
Makhotso Lekhooa, Andrew Walubo, Jan JB Du Plessis, Duduzile Molefe and Matsabisa M.G# (2012)
Evaluation of Traditional Medicines I: Identification of PHELA Using Different Chromatographic Techniques. Afri J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 9(5S); 27 – 39 Http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v9i3.5. IF: Nil.
Makhotso Lekhooa, Andrew Walubo, Jan JB Du Plessis, Duduzile Molefe and Matsabisa M.G# (2012)
Evaluation of Traditional Medicines I: Identification of PHELA Using Different Chromatographic Techniques. Afri J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 9(5S); 27 – 39 Http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v9i3.5. IF: Nil.