Antimicrobial evaluation of certain plants used in Mexican traditional medicine for the treatment of respiratory diseases

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 97-101

  Rojas, Gabriela ^a   Lévaro, Juan ^a   Tortoriello, Jaime ^a   Navarro, Victor ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anti infective plants; Antimicrobial activity; Medicinal plants; Respiratory diseases; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

CRESCENTIA ALATA EXTRACT; GNAPHALIUM AMERICANUM EXTRACT; GNAPHALIUM OXYPHYLLUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEXICO; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 0035201124     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00349-4     Document Type: Article

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