Antimicrobial nature and use of some medicinal plants in Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 595-599

  Ajayi, A O ^a  

^a ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Medicinal; Nature; Nigeria; Plants

Indexed keywords

ADENIA CISSAMPELLI EXTRACT; ADONENSIA EXTRACT; BAPHIA NITIDA EXTRACT; DENNENTIA TRIPETALA EXTRACT; ENANTIA POLYCARPA EXTRACT; FICUS ASPERIFOLIA EXTRACT; FICUS THONNINGII EXTRACT; GOSSYPIUM ARBOREUM EXTRACT; GUAVA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HEXALOBUS CRIPSIFLORA EXTRACT; HIRSUTA EXTRACT; KHAYA GRANDIFLORA EXTRACT; LONGIFOLIA PERICARP EXTRACT; MAGNIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; MALLOTUS ARBOREUM EXTRACT; MALLOTUS MYRISTICA EXTRACT; MALLOTUS SUBUTOLUS EXTRACT; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; MUSANGA CECROPIOIDA EXTRACT; OCCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLIPHLIA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; PTECOCERA BARTERI EXTRACT; PYCNANTHUS ANGOLENSIS EXTRACT; RITICHICA TRAGNAMA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENIA CISSAMPELLI; ADONENSIA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BAPHIA NITIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DENNENTIA TRIPETALA; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIA POLYCARPA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FICUS ASPERIFOLIA; FICUS THONNINGII; GOSSYPIUM ARBOREUM; GUAVA; HEXALOBUS CRIPSIFLORA; HIRSUTA; KHAYA GRANDIFLORA; LONGIFOLIA PERICARP; MAGNIFERA INDICA; MALLOTUS ARBOREUM; MALLOTUS MYRISTICA; MALLOTUS SUBUTOLUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORINGA OLEIFERA; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; MUSANGA CECROPIOIDA; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OCCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLIPHLIA LONGIFOLIA; PTECOCERA BARTERI; PYCNANTHUS ANGOLENSIS; RITICHICA TRAGNAMA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 40949137800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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