Screening of medicinal plants from Trinidad and Tobago for antimicrobial and insecticidal properties

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-270

  Chariandy, C M ^a   Seaforth, C E ^a   Phelps, R H ^a   Pollard, G V ^a   Khambay, B P S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b IARC Rothamsted ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Antibacterial activity; Insecticidal activity; Medicinal plants; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

JUSTICIA PECTORALIS EXTRACT; MANIHOT UTILISSIMA EXTRACT; STACHYTARPHETA JAMAICENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; INSECT CONTROL; MEDICINAL PLANT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; INSECTICIDES; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 0032948959     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00130-5     Document Type: Article

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