Antibacterial, anthelmintic and anti-amoebic activity in South African medicinal plants

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 247-263

  McGaw, L J ^a   Jager A K ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Anti amoebic; Antibacterial; South Africa; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SOUTH AFRICA;

AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; REPRODUCTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 17544396132     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00269-5     Document Type: Article

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