Pharmacological screening of six Amaryllidaceae species

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-32

  Elgorashi, E E ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amaryllidaceae; Anti inflammatory; Antibacterial; COX 1; COX 2; Mutagenicity test

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; CYRTANTHUS FALCATUS EXTRACT; CYRTANTHUS MACKENII EXTRACT; CYRTANTHUS SUAVEOLENS EXTRACT; GETHYLLIS CILIARIS EXTRACT; GETHYLLIS MULTIFOLIA EXTRACT; GETHYLLIS VILLOSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYRTANTHUS FALCATUS; CYRTANTHUS MACKENII; CYRTANTHUS SUAVEOLENS; DIFFUSION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GETHYLLIS CILIARIS; GETHYLLIS MULTIFOLIA; GETHYLLIS VILLOSA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROCCUS LUTEUS; MICROSOME; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0347123331     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.09.012     Document Type: Article

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