Rachmond Howard, is a South African – born academic and scholar with several degrees in the natural sciences and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA). He has a doctoral degree (PhD) in Biochemistry and Applied Molecular Biology from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in the United Kingdom. He is a registered Professional Natural Scientist and a Professor in Microbiology / Bioengineering / Biotechnology. Rachmond held various positions at universities including Deputy Vice Chancellor, Head of the Department of Microbiology, Director of the School of Molecular and Life Sciences, and Director of Research and Innovation. He is a member of various academic professional organisations and recipient of several prestigious awards. He presented his original research work at more than 45 international conferences and symposia and produced more than 32 peer reviewed journal articles, chapters and books. His popular controversial book, The Zodiac in our Genes: is God Dead, is internationally available in several languages in different countries around the world via Amazon.
Carpobrotus edulis L. (family Aizoaceae) has been used by locals over the years to treat microbia... more Carpobrotus edulis L. (family Aizoaceae) has been used by locals over the years to treat microbial infections. Extracts of varying polarities were prepared from the leaf debris and filtrate of a spring and an autumn harvest of C. edulis. Thin layer chromatography was used to analyze the phytocompounds of the extracts as well as to assay the plant for antioxidant compounds. The spring harvest showed equal distribution of the phytochemicals within the leaf debris and the filtrate, but there was a high prevalence of phytocompounds within the leaf debris extracts of the autumn sample. An antioxidant compound was intensely pronounced in the autumn extracts of intermediate polarity and in the polar extract. The plant was evaluated for antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus by using a two-fold serial microdilution method as well as bioautography. The spring extracts were more potent against all test organisms...
Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie
Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. contains several essential, bioactive compounds with clinicall... more Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. contains several essential, bioactive compounds with clinically proven pharmacological activities. Sutherlandia is prescribed for people with tuberculosis but it is still not known what compounds in this plant act against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its mode of action. This study is aimed at determining if S. frutescens extracts contain antimycobacterial compounds. Aerial parts of S. frutescens were dried, ground and extracted with ethanol, dichloromethane: methanol 1:1 (v/v) and water. The chemical profiling was done using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (HPLC-MS) and thin layer chromatography (TLC). TLC plates were developed in butanol:acetic acid:water (BAW) to the ratio of 21:6:3; chloroform:methanol:water:formic acid (CMWF1) [60:15:2:1] and (CMWF2) [21:9:1:0.3]. Qualitative antioxidant activity was done, using 2.2-diphenylpacryl-1-hydrazyl (DPPH). Antimycobacterial activity of the plant extracts was evaluated, using...
Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie
Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. contains several essential, bioactive compounds with clinicall... more Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. contains several essential, bioactive compounds with clinically proven pharmacological activities. Sutherlandia is prescribed for people with tuberculosis but it is still not known what compounds in this plant act against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its mode of action. This study is aimed at determining if S. frutescens extracts contain antimycobacterial compounds. Aerial parts of S. frutescens were dried, ground and extracted with ethanol, dichloromethane: methanol 1:1 (v/v) and water. The chemical profiling was done using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (HPLC-MS) and thin layer chromatography (TLC). TLC plates were developed in butanol:acetic acid:water (BAW) to the ratio of 21:6:3; chloroform:methanol:water:formic acid (CMWF1) [60:15:2:1] and (CMWF2) [21:9:1:0.3]. Qualitative antioxidant activity was done, using 2.2-diphenylpacryl-1-hydrazyl (DPPH). Antimycobacterial activity of the plant extracts was evaluated, using...
Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie
Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. contains several essential, bioactive compounds with clinicall... more Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. contains several essential, bioactive compounds with clinically proven pharmacological activities. Sutherlandia is prescribed for people with tuberculosis but it is still not known what compounds in this plant act against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its mode of action. This study is aimed at determining if S. frutescens extracts contain antimycobacterial compounds. Aerial parts of S. frutescens were dried, ground and extracted with ethanol, dichloromethane: methanol 1:1 (v/v) and water. The chemical profiling was done using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (HPLC-MS) and thin layer chromatography (TLC). TLC plates were developed in butanol:acetic acid:water (BAW) to the ratio of 21:6:3; chloroform:methanol:water:formic acid (CMWF1) [60:15:2:1] and (CMWF2) [21:9:1:0.3]. Qualitative antioxidant activity was done, using 2.2-diphenylpacryl-1-hydrazyl (DPPH). Antimycobacterial activity of the plant extracts was evaluated, using...
Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie
Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. bevat verskeie essensiële bioaktiewe verbindings met farmakolo... more Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. bevat verskeie essensiële bioaktiewe verbindings met farmakologiese aktiwiteit waarvoor daar kliniese bewyse bestaan. Sutherlandia word vir mense met tuberkulose voorgeskryf, maar niemand weet nog watter verbindings in hierdie plant Mycobacterium tuberculosis en die werking daarvan teenwerk nie. Hierdie studie het ten doel om te bepaal of S. frutescens antimikobakteriese verbindings bevat. Bogrondse dele van S. frutescens is gedroog, gemaal en met etanol:metanol [1:1] (vol./vol.) en water onttrek. Die chemiese profiel is bepaal deur hoëverrigting vloeistofchromatografie-massaspektrometrie en dunlaag-chromatografie te gebruik. Die dunlaagchromatografie is in butanol:asynsuur:water (BAW) [21:6:3], chloroform:metanol:water:mieresuur (CMWM1) [60:15:2:1] en CMWM2 [21:9:1:0.3] ontwikkel. Die kwalitatiewe anti-oksidant-aktiwiteit is bepaal deur 2.2 difeniel-2-pikrielhidrasiel (DFPH) te gebruik. Die antimikobakteriese aktiwiteit van die plantekstrakte is b...
The mysterious Grail have been described as a type of cornucopia, a chalice containing the wine f... more The mysterious Grail have been described as a type of cornucopia, a chalice containing the wine from the Last Supper or the blood of Christ, a special stone, a crystal filled with sacred blood, a cup into which the lance-tip bleeds, or a silver dish with a bleeding head or even the Ark of the Hebrews mentioned in the Bible. Is there a link between the Grail and the Egyptian
An essay that explores the relation of the collective subconsciousness and cosmology as presented... more An essay that explores the relation of the collective subconsciousness and cosmology as presented in my book "The Zodiac in Our Genes: Is God Dead".
The mysterious Grail has been described as a type of cornucopia, a chalice containing the wine fr... more The mysterious Grail has been described as a type of cornucopia, a chalice containing the wine from the Last Supper or the blood of Christ, a special stone, a crystal filled with sacred blood, a cup into which the lance-tip bleeds, or a silver dish with a bleeding head or even as the Biblical Ark of the Hebrews. Is there a link between the Grail and the Egyptian Hall of Records holding the Akashic Records, as clairvoyanced by Edgar Cayce, the famous American psychic? What is the connection of Saturn, the Black Sun, a potent exoteric symbol from antiquity of occult secret societies, including the Roman Catholic Church, to these mysteries? In this book, based on 30 years of research, I invite readers to explore an entirely new understanding of the mysteries of the Grail, Akashic Records and the Black Sun. Brimming with cutting-edge research, expertly curated insights, and new and refreshing observations about wholly classic enigmas, Akashic Records and Holy Grails will unveil new truths and startling discoveries about age-old ideas and traditions —which permeate religious and esoteric texts, folklore, mythology, cosmology, astrology, and more. Backed by years of academic fortitude, thoughtful and compelling evidence, this book introduces an entirely new school of thought about the world’s most studied mysteries but perhaps least understood ancient ideas still firmly gripping humanity in contemporary times.
Carpobrotus edulis L. (family Aizoaceae) has been used by locals over the years to treat microbia... more Carpobrotus edulis L. (family Aizoaceae) has been used by locals over the years to treat microbial infections. Extracts of varying polarities were prepared from the leaf debris and filtrate of a spring and an autumn harvest of C. edulis. Thin layer chromatography was used to analyze the phytocompounds of the extracts as well as to assay the plant for antioxidant compounds. The spring harvest showed equal distribution of the phytochemicals within the leaf debris and the filtrate, but there was a high prevalence of phytocompounds within the leaf debris extracts of the autumn sample. An antioxidant compound was intensely pronounced in the autumn extracts of intermediate polarity and in the polar extract. The plant was evaluated for antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus by using a two-fold serial microdilution method as well as bioautography. The spring extracts were more potent against all test organisms...
Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie
Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. contains several essential, bioactive compounds with clinicall... more Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. contains several essential, bioactive compounds with clinically proven pharmacological activities. Sutherlandia is prescribed for people with tuberculosis but it is still not known what compounds in this plant act against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its mode of action. This study is aimed at determining if S. frutescens extracts contain antimycobacterial compounds. Aerial parts of S. frutescens were dried, ground and extracted with ethanol, dichloromethane: methanol 1:1 (v/v) and water. The chemical profiling was done using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (HPLC-MS) and thin layer chromatography (TLC). TLC plates were developed in butanol:acetic acid:water (BAW) to the ratio of 21:6:3; chloroform:methanol:water:formic acid (CMWF1) [60:15:2:1] and (CMWF2) [21:9:1:0.3]. Qualitative antioxidant activity was done, using 2.2-diphenylpacryl-1-hydrazyl (DPPH). Antimycobacterial activity of the plant extracts was evaluated, using...
Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie
Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. contains several essential, bioactive compounds with clinicall... more Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. contains several essential, bioactive compounds with clinically proven pharmacological activities. Sutherlandia is prescribed for people with tuberculosis but it is still not known what compounds in this plant act against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its mode of action. This study is aimed at determining if S. frutescens extracts contain antimycobacterial compounds. Aerial parts of S. frutescens were dried, ground and extracted with ethanol, dichloromethane: methanol 1:1 (v/v) and water. The chemical profiling was done using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (HPLC-MS) and thin layer chromatography (TLC). TLC plates were developed in butanol:acetic acid:water (BAW) to the ratio of 21:6:3; chloroform:methanol:water:formic acid (CMWF1) [60:15:2:1] and (CMWF2) [21:9:1:0.3]. Qualitative antioxidant activity was done, using 2.2-diphenylpacryl-1-hydrazyl (DPPH). Antimycobacterial activity of the plant extracts was evaluated, using...
Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie
Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. contains several essential, bioactive compounds with clinicall... more Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. contains several essential, bioactive compounds with clinically proven pharmacological activities. Sutherlandia is prescribed for people with tuberculosis but it is still not known what compounds in this plant act against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its mode of action. This study is aimed at determining if S. frutescens extracts contain antimycobacterial compounds. Aerial parts of S. frutescens were dried, ground and extracted with ethanol, dichloromethane: methanol 1:1 (v/v) and water. The chemical profiling was done using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (HPLC-MS) and thin layer chromatography (TLC). TLC plates were developed in butanol:acetic acid:water (BAW) to the ratio of 21:6:3; chloroform:methanol:water:formic acid (CMWF1) [60:15:2:1] and (CMWF2) [21:9:1:0.3]. Qualitative antioxidant activity was done, using 2.2-diphenylpacryl-1-hydrazyl (DPPH). Antimycobacterial activity of the plant extracts was evaluated, using...
Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie
Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. bevat verskeie essensiële bioaktiewe verbindings met farmakolo... more Sutherlandia frutescens (L) R. Br. bevat verskeie essensiële bioaktiewe verbindings met farmakologiese aktiwiteit waarvoor daar kliniese bewyse bestaan. Sutherlandia word vir mense met tuberkulose voorgeskryf, maar niemand weet nog watter verbindings in hierdie plant Mycobacterium tuberculosis en die werking daarvan teenwerk nie. Hierdie studie het ten doel om te bepaal of S. frutescens antimikobakteriese verbindings bevat. Bogrondse dele van S. frutescens is gedroog, gemaal en met etanol:metanol [1:1] (vol./vol.) en water onttrek. Die chemiese profiel is bepaal deur hoëverrigting vloeistofchromatografie-massaspektrometrie en dunlaag-chromatografie te gebruik. Die dunlaagchromatografie is in butanol:asynsuur:water (BAW) [21:6:3], chloroform:metanol:water:mieresuur (CMWM1) [60:15:2:1] en CMWM2 [21:9:1:0.3] ontwikkel. Die kwalitatiewe anti-oksidant-aktiwiteit is bepaal deur 2.2 difeniel-2-pikrielhidrasiel (DFPH) te gebruik. Die antimikobakteriese aktiwiteit van die plantekstrakte is b...
The mysterious Grail have been described as a type of cornucopia, a chalice containing the wine f... more The mysterious Grail have been described as a type of cornucopia, a chalice containing the wine from the Last Supper or the blood of Christ, a special stone, a crystal filled with sacred blood, a cup into which the lance-tip bleeds, or a silver dish with a bleeding head or even the Ark of the Hebrews mentioned in the Bible. Is there a link between the Grail and the Egyptian
An essay that explores the relation of the collective subconsciousness and cosmology as presented... more An essay that explores the relation of the collective subconsciousness and cosmology as presented in my book "The Zodiac in Our Genes: Is God Dead".
The mysterious Grail has been described as a type of cornucopia, a chalice containing the wine fr... more The mysterious Grail has been described as a type of cornucopia, a chalice containing the wine from the Last Supper or the blood of Christ, a special stone, a crystal filled with sacred blood, a cup into which the lance-tip bleeds, or a silver dish with a bleeding head or even as the Biblical Ark of the Hebrews. Is there a link between the Grail and the Egyptian Hall of Records holding the Akashic Records, as clairvoyanced by Edgar Cayce, the famous American psychic? What is the connection of Saturn, the Black Sun, a potent exoteric symbol from antiquity of occult secret societies, including the Roman Catholic Church, to these mysteries? In this book, based on 30 years of research, I invite readers to explore an entirely new understanding of the mysteries of the Grail, Akashic Records and the Black Sun. Brimming with cutting-edge research, expertly curated insights, and new and refreshing observations about wholly classic enigmas, Akashic Records and Holy Grails will unveil new truths and startling discoveries about age-old ideas and traditions —which permeate religious and esoteric texts, folklore, mythology, cosmology, astrology, and more. Backed by years of academic fortitude, thoughtful and compelling evidence, this book introduces an entirely new school of thought about the world’s most studied mysteries but perhaps least understood ancient ideas still firmly gripping humanity in contemporary times.
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In this book, based on 30 years of research, I invite readers to explore an entirely new understanding of the mysteries of the Grail, Akashic Records and the Black Sun. Brimming with cutting-edge research, expertly curated insights, and new and refreshing observations about wholly classic enigmas, Akashic Records and Holy Grails will unveil new truths and startling discoveries about age-old ideas and traditions —which permeate religious and esoteric texts, folklore, mythology, cosmology, astrology, and more. Backed by years of academic fortitude, thoughtful and compelling evidence, this book introduces an entirely new school of thought about the world’s most studied mysteries but perhaps least understood ancient ideas still firmly gripping humanity in contemporary times.
In this book, based on 30 years of research, I invite readers to explore an entirely new understanding of the mysteries of the Grail, Akashic Records and the Black Sun. Brimming with cutting-edge research, expertly curated insights, and new and refreshing observations about wholly classic enigmas, Akashic Records and Holy Grails will unveil new truths and startling discoveries about age-old ideas and traditions —which permeate religious and esoteric texts, folklore, mythology, cosmology, astrology, and more. Backed by years of academic fortitude, thoughtful and compelling evidence, this book introduces an entirely new school of thought about the world’s most studied mysteries but perhaps least understood ancient ideas still firmly gripping humanity in contemporary times.