Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and mutagenic effects of some medicinal plants used in South Africa for the treatment of wounds and retained placenta in livestock

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 378-383

  Luseba, D ^a   Elgorashi, E E ^b   Ntloedibe, D T ^c   Van Staden, J ^b  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Antibacterial; Medicinal plants; Mutagenicity; Retained placenta; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; LIVESTOCK; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUTAGENICITY; WOUNDING;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CISSUS; CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; JATROPHA; JATROPHA ZEYHERI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SCHKUHRIA PINNATA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34547169568     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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