Antimycobacterial activity of indigenous South African plants

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 12 I, 2003, Pages 904-907

  Taylor, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; DRUG METABOLITE; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; LINOLEIC ACID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; OLEIC ACID; PELARGONIUM RENIFORME EXTRACT; PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES EXTRACT; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BRONCHUS DISEASE; COUGHING; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; GERANIUM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PELARGONIUM RENIFORME; PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPERINFECTION; TEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0346494546     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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