Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-cholinesterase and mutagenic effects of extracts obtained from some trees used in South African traditional medicine

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 457-464

  Eldeen, I M S ^a   Elgorashi, E E ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity; Anti inflammatory activity; Antibacterial activity; Genotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; COMBRETUM KRAUSSII EXTRACT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; MUTAGENIC AGENT; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRICHILIA DREGEANA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IC 50; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SOUTH AFRICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACACIA SIEBERIANA; ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COMBRETUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHILIA DREGEANA;

EID: 27644439683     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.08.049     Document Type: Article

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