Antibacterial activity in plants used as chewing sticks in Africa

Drugs of the Future

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1221-1233

  Ndukwe, Kizito C ^a   Lamikanra, Adebayo ^a   Okeke, Iruka N ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIA SENEGAL EXTRACT; ANOGEISSUS LEIOCARPUS EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BRIDELIA FERRUGINEA EXTRACT; BUTYROSPERMUM PARADOXUM EXTRACT; CASSIA SIEBERIANA EXTRACT; CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA EXTRACT; CITRUS SINENSIS EXTRACT; CNESTIS FERRUGINEA EXTRACT; COMBRETUM MOLLE EXTRACT; DIOSPYROS LYCIOIDES EXTRACT; DIOSPYROS USAMBARENSIS EXTRACT; DISTEMONANTHUS BENTHAMIANUS EXTRACT; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS EXTRACT; EUCLEA NATALENSIS EXTRACT; GARCINIA KOLA EXTRACT; HIBISCUS MICRANTHUS EXTRACT; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; JATROPHA GOSSYPIIFOLIA EXTRACT; JUGLANS REGIA EXTRACT; KHARA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; LONCHOCARPUS CYANESCENS EXTRACT; MASSULARIA ACUMINATA EXTRACT; MORINDA LUCIDA EXTRACT; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; OCIMUM SUAVE EXTRACT; OPILIA CELTIDIFOLIA EXTRACT; PAULLINIA PINNATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACACIA; ACACIA SENEGAL; AFRICA; ANOGEISSUS LEIOCARPUS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BRIDELIA FERRUGINEA; BUTYROSPERMUM PARADOXUM; CASSIA SIEBERIANA; CNESTIS FERRUGINEA; COMBRETUM MOLLE; DIOSPYROS LYCIOIDES; DIOSPYROS USAMBARENSIS; DISTEMONANTHUS BENTHAMIANUS; DRUG ISOLATION; ERIOSEMA PSORALEOIDES; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; EUCLEA DIVINORUM; EUCLEA NATALENSIS; FRACTIONATION; GARCINIA KOLA; GUAVA; HIBISCUS MICRANTHUS; JATROPHA CURCAS; JATROPHA GOSSYPIIFOLIA; JUGLANS REGIA; KHARA SENEGALENSIS; LIME (FRUIT); LONCHOCARPUS CYANESCENS; MASSULARIA ACUMINATA; MORINDA LUCIDA; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH INFECTION; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA; OCIMUM SUAVE; OPILIA CELTIDIFOLIA; PAULLINIA PINNATA; PHYLLANTHUS MUELLERIANTHUS; PLANT; REVIEW; RHUS NATALENSIS; SALVADORA PERSICA; SERINDEIA WERNECKEI; SORINDEA WARNECKI; SWEET ORANGE; TERMINALIA GLAUCESCENS; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA; VITELLARIA PARADOXA; VITEX DONIANA; VITEX TRIFOLIA; XEROPHYTA SUAVEOLENS; ZANTHOXYLUM ZANTHOXYLOIDES;

EID: 13544270107     PISSN: 03778282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dof.2004.029.12.853766     Document Type: Review

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