In vitro evaluation of effects of two ghanaian plants relevant to wound healing

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 941-944

  Mensah, Abraham Y ^a   Houghton, Peter J ^b   Dickson, Rita A ^a   Fleischer, T C ^a   Heinrich, M ^c   Bremner, P ^c  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Commelina diffusa; Lipid peroxidation; Ringworm fungi; Spathodea campanulata; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

BRAIN EXTRACT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CELL LINE; COMMELINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GHANA; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PEROXIDATION; TRICHOPHYTON; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACTERIA; BIGNONIACEAE; BRAIN; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; COMMELINA; FUNGI; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; METHANOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

BOS TAURUS; COMMELINA DIFFUSA; FUNGI; SPATHODEA CAMPANULATA; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 33751107960     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1978     Document Type: Article

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