Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antimalarial activities of some Nigerian medicinal plants

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 316-325

  Chukwujekwu, J C ^a   Van Staden, J ^a   Smith, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT EXTRACT;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANTHIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MALLOTUS OPPOSITIFOLIUS; MORINDA; MORINDA LUCIDA; NEGIBACTERIA; NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 26944444179     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30105-8     Document Type: Article

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