Antimicrobial activities of some selected traditional Ethiopian medicinal plants used in the treatment of skin disorders

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 168-175

  Tadeg, Hailu ^a   Mohammed, Endris ^b   Asres, Kaleab ^a   Gebre Mariam, Tsige ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activities; Crude extracts; Medicinal plants; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Skin disorders

Indexed keywords

ACOKANTHERA SCHIMPERI EXTRACT; AGAR; CALPURNIA AUREA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KALANCHOE PETITIANA EXTRACT; LIPPIA ADOENSIS EXTRACT; MALVA PARVIFLORA EXTRACT; OLINIA ROCHETIANA EXTRACT; PHYTOLACCA DODECANDRA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERBASCUM SINAITICUM EXTRACT;

ACOKANTHERA SCHIMPERI; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CALPURNIA AUREA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG USE; ETHIOPIA; FRACTIONATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; KALANCHOE PETITIANA; LIPPIA ADOENSIS; MALVA PARVIFLORA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OLINIA ROCHETIANA; PHYTOLACCA DODECANDRA; PLANT LEAF; POLARIZATION; POWDER; SKIN DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; VERBASCUM SINAITICUM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHIOPIA; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SKIN DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHOPHYTON;

ACOKANTHERA; ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; CALPURNIA AUREA; FUNGI; KALANCHOE PETITIANA; LIPPIA ADOENSIS; MALVA PARVIFLORA; OLINIA; PHYTOLACCA DODECANDRA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERBASCUM SINAITICUM;

EID: 23044451115     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.02.031     Document Type: Article

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