Rationale for using Peltophorum africanum (Fabaceae) extracts in veterinary medicine

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 54-58

  Bizimenyera, S E ^a   Swan, G E ^a   Chikoto, H ^a   Eloff, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Ethnoveterinary; Extracts; Peltophorum africanum

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; GALLIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; TETRAZOLIUM; TROLOX C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGUME; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FABACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PELTOPHORUM AFRICANUM; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FABACEAE; FLAVONOIDS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT STEMS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 26944458190     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v76i2.397     Document Type: Article

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