The antimicrobial properties of chile peppers (Capsicum species) and their uses in Mayan medicine

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 61-70

  Cichewicz, Robert H ^a   Thorpe, Patrick A ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Capsicum; Ethnobotany; Mayan medicine; Solanaceae

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GARLIC EXTRACT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PEPPER; SOUTH AMERICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CAPSICUM SPP.;

EID: 0029986555     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(96)01384-0     Document Type: Article

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