Antibacterial properties of Helianthemum glomeratum, a plant used in Maya traditional medicine to treat diarrhoea

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 128-131

  Meckes, M ^a   Torres, J ^a   Calzada, F ^a   Rivera, J ^a   Camorlinga, M ^a   Lemus, H ^a   Rodriguez G ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^b PROCOMITH   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Diarrhoea; Dysentery; Helianthemum glomeratum; Medicinal plant; Polyphenolics

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; CARBENICILLIN; HELIANTHEMUM GLOMERATUM EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BOTANY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSENTERY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHNOLOGY; FECES MICROFLORA; FRACTIONATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELIANTHEMUM GLOMERATUM; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0030986091     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199703)11:2<128::AID-PTR55>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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