Anti-diarrhoeal evaluation of some medicinal plants used by Zulu traditional healers

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 53-56

  Lin, J ^a   Puckree, T ^b   Mvelase, T P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anti diarrhoeal activity; Anti microbial activity; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ARISTEA EXTRACT; BRIDELIA MICRANTHA EXTRACT; CASTOR OIL; CHARCOAL; ELEUTHERINA BULBOSA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METHANOL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARISTEA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BRIDELIA MICRANTHA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; ELEUTHERINA BULBOSA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FECES; FEMALE; GUAVA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; RAT; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CASTOR OIL; CATHARTICS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS;

EID: 0036136778     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(01)00353-1     Document Type: Article

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