In vitro antimicrobial activity of six medicinal plants traditionally used for the treatment of dysentery and diarrhoea in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Phytomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-172

  Otshudi, A Longanga ^a   Foriers, A ^a   Vercruysse, A ^a   Van Zeebroeck, A ^b   Lauwers, S ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Crude extracts; Enteric pathogens; Folk medicine; Phytochemical analysis

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE; CISSUS RUBIGINOSA EXTRACT; EPINETRUM VILLOSUM EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; ROUREOPIS OBLIQUIFOLIOLATA EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STEROL; TANNIN; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CONGO; DIARRHEA; DRUG ISOLATION; DYSENTERY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CISSUS; CISSUS RUBIGINOSA; EPINETRUM; EPINETRUM VILLOSUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ROUREOPSIS; ROUREOPSIS OBLIQUIFOLIOLATA; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0034108494     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0944-7113(00)80090-2     Document Type: Article

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