Phytochemical and antimicrobial effects of Chrozophora senegalensis

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 488-494

  Usman, H ^a   Musa, Y M ^b   Ahmadu, A A ^c   Tijjani, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

^b Department of Animal health and Production Technology   (Nigeria)

^c AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Chrozophora senegalensis; Euphorbiaceae; Extracts; Phytochemical screening

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BUTANOL; CARBOHYDRATE; CHROZOPHORA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; STEROL DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHROZOPHORA SENEGALENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SOLUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HERBAL MEDICINE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 34848851075     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v4i4.31242     Document Type: Article

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