Evaluation of 17 medicinal plants from Northern Côte d'Ivoire for their in vitro activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-22

  Koné, W Mamidou ^a,c   Kamanzi Atindehou, K ^b,c   Kacou N'Douba, A ^d   Dosso, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ NANGUI ABROGOUA   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c CENTRE SUISSE DE RECHERCHES SCIENTIFIQUES EN CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; C te d'Ivoire; Medical plants; Pneumococcus; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ACACIA POLYACANTHA EXTRACT; ALTERNANTHERA PUNGENS EXTRACT; ANDIRA INERMIS EXTRACT; ASPARAGUS AFRICANUS EXTRACT; COMBRETUM MOLLE EXTRACT; CUSSONIA ARBOREA EXTRACT; DANIELLIA OLIVERI EXTRACT; ENTADA ABYSSINICA EXTRACT; ERYTHRINA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; GARCINIA AFZELII EXTRACT; GENTAMICIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KEETIA HISPIDA EXTRACT; PENICILLIN G; PHYLLANTHUS MUELLERIANUS EXTRACT; PILIOSTIGMA THONNINGII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PSEUDARTHRIA HOOKERI EXTRACT; TERMINALIA SCHIMPERIANA EXTRACT; TETRACYCLINE; UAPACA TOGOENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WALTHERIA LANCEOLATA EXTRACT;

ACACIA POLYACANTHA; ALTERNANTHERA PUNGENS; ANDIRA INERMIS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS AFRICANUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COMBRETUM MOLLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSSONIA ARBOREA; DANIELLIA OLIVERI; DRUG ISOLATION; ENTADA ABYSSINICA; ERYTHRINA SENEGALENSIS; GARCINIA AFZELII; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; KEETIA HISPIDA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS MUELLERIANUS; PILIOSTIGMA THONNINGII; PSEUDARTHRIA HOOKERI; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TERMINALIA SCHIMPERIANA; UAPACA TOGOENSIS; WALTHERIA LANCEOLATA;

EID: 33846386031     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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