Preliminary screening of some traditional zulu medicinal plants for anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial activities

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 267-274

  Lin, J ^a   Opoku, A R ^a   Geheeb Keller, M ^a   Hutchings, A D ^a   Terblanche, S E ^c   K Jager A ^b   Van Staden, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory activity; Anti microbial activity; Medicinal plants; South Africa; Vitaceae; Zulu

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROSTAGLANDINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SOLUBILITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032717787     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00130-0     Document Type: Article

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