Antibacterial activities of extracts from Nigerian chewing sticks

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 675-679

  Taiwo, Oluronke ^a   Xu, Hong Xi ^c   Lee, Song F ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

African chewing sticks; Antibacterial activity; Aqueous extracts

Indexed keywords

ANOGEISSUS LEIOCARPUS EXTRACT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GARCINIA KOLA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SORINDEIA WARNECKEI EXTRACT; TERMINALIA GLAUCESCENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VITEX DONIANA EXTRACT;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; DRUG ISOLATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANOGEISSUS LEIOCARPUS; GARCINIA KOLA; SORINDEIA WARNECKEI; TERMINALIA GLAUCESCENS; VITEX DONIANA;

EID: 0032806310     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199912)13:8<675::AID-PTR513>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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