Extracts from Pelargonium sidoides inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungi

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 279-282

  Lewu, F B ^a   Grierson, D S ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Pelargonium sidoides

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DILUTION; DRUG ISOLATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUCORALES; NONHUMAN; PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES; PLANT ROOT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GERANIACEAE; MUCOR HIEMALIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PELARGONIUM SIDOIDES; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33745143955     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200600714137     Document Type: Article

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