Preliminary phytochemical and antimicrobial screening of 50 medicinal plants from Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1690-1696

  Kubmarawa, D ^a   Ajoku, G A ^b   Enwerem, N M ^b   Okorie, D A ^c  

^a MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Ethnomedicinal; Medicinal plant; Phytochemical

Indexed keywords

ACACIA ALBIDA EXTRACT; ACACIA SEBRIANA EXTRACT; ACACIA SENEGAL EXTRACT; ACACIA TORTILIS EXTRACT; ACADIA NITOLICA EXTRACT; ADANSONIA DIGITATA EXTRACT; AFROMOSIA LAXIFLORA EXTRACT; AFZELIA AFRICANA EXTRACT; AMBLYGONOCARPUS ANDOGENESIS EXTRACT; ANOGEISSUS LEIOCARPUS EXTRACT; ANONA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; ARISTOLOCHIA ALBIDA EXTRACT; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA EXTRACT; BOSWELIA DALZIELII EXTRACT; BUTYROSPERMUM PARADOXUM EXTRACT; CALLOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CEIBA PENTANDRA EXTRACT; COMBTRETUM MOLE EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA KERSTINGII EXTRACT; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS EXTRACT; DANILLIA ILIVERA EXTRACT; DETARIUM MACROCARPUM EXTRACT; DICHOSTACHYS CINERA EXTRACT; DROSPYROS MESPILIFORMIS EXTRACT; FICUS ABOTIFOLIA EXTRACT; FICUS PLATYPHYLLA EXTRACT; FICUS POLITA EXTRACT; FICUS THONINGII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34547573603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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