In vitro antimicrobial assay of plants used in traditional medicine in Bukoba Rural district, Tanzania

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 510-523

  Kisangau, D P ^a   Hosea, K M ^a   Joseph, C C ^a   Lyaruu, H V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Secondary metabolites; Tanzania; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMPICILLIN; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IVEE AQUA; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; LANTANA TRIFOLIA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLECTRANTHUS BARBATUS EXTRACT; PSEUDOPONDIAS MICROCARPA EXTRACT; PSOROSPERMUM FEBRIFUGUM EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SIGMA; STEROL DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TECLEA NOBILIS EXTRACT; TERPENOID; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA ADOENSIS EXTRACT; ZOCON;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; IN VITRO STUDY; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; LANTANA; LANTANA TRIFOLIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLECTRANTHUS; PLECTRANTHUS BARBATUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOSPONDIAS MICROCARPA; PSOROSPERMUM FEBRIFUGUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TANZANIA; TECLEA NOBILIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VERNONIA; VERNONIA ADOENSIS;

EID: 34848821955     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v4i4.31245     Document Type: Article

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