Antibacterial and wound healing properties of methanolic extracts of some Nigerian medicinal plants

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 164-167

  Chah, K F ^a   Eze, C A ^a   Emuelosi, C E ^a   Esimone, C O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Extracts; Healing; Medicinal; Plants; Wound

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; ANTHOCLEISTA DJALONENSIS EXTRACT; NAPOLEONA IMPERIALIS EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ANTHOCLEISTA DJALONENSIS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GUAVA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NAPOLEONA IMPERIALIS; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SHIGELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; MALE; METHANOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NIGERIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; WOUND HEALING;

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ANTHOCLEISTA DJALONENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NAPOLEONA IMPERIALIS; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; PROTEUS (ENTEROBACTERIA); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; SHIGELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 32544437022     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.08.070     Document Type: Article

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