Phytochemical and in vitro antimicrobial assay of the leaf extract of Newbouldia laevis

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 476-480

  Usman, H ^a   Osuji, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; In vitro; Leaf extracts; Newbouldia leavis; Phytochemical

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; FLAVONOID; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHANOL; NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS EXTRACT; OFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BEAUVERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DYSENTERY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34748923555     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v4i4.31240     Document Type: Article

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