Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of some Nigerian medicinal plants

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-184

  Aladesanmi, A J ^a   Iwalewa, E O ^a   Adebajo, A C ^a   Akinkunmi, E O ^a   Taiwo, B J ^a   Olorunmola, F O ^a   Lamikanra, A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Antimicrobial; Antioxidant properties; Nigerian medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; CEFALOTIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLOROFORM; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EKEBERGIA SENEGALANSIS EXTRACT; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GOSSYPIUM ARBORETUM EXTRACT; GUAVA EXTRACT; HEXANE; MARKHAMIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; MASSULARIA ACUMINATA EXTRACT; METHANOL; NALIDIXIC ACID; NITROFURANTOIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN V; PLANT EXTRACT; PLEIOCERAS BARTERI EXTRACT; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA EXTRACT; SPHENOCEUTRUM JOLLYAMUM EXTRACT; TETRACYCLINE; TRICHILIA HEUDELOTTI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PSEUDOTROPICALIS; EKEBERGIA SENEGALANSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GOSSYPIUM ARBORETUM; MASSULARIA ACUMINATA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLEIOCERAS BARTERI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPHENOCEUTRUM JOLLYAMUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRICHILIA HEUDELOTTI; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 33947245980     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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