It is possible to use herbarium specimens to screen for antibacterial components in some plants

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 355-360

  Eloff, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Combretum erythrophyllum; Drug screening; Herbarium; Plants medicinal

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG SCREENING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032888353     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00053-7     Document Type: Article

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