Anti-mycobacterial activity of five plant species used as traditional medicines in the Western Cape Province (South Africa)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 385-390

  Bamuamba, Kapinga ^a   Gammon, David W ^a   Meyers, Paul ^a   Dijoux Franca, Marie Genevieve ^b   Scott, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Anti mycobacterial activity; Medicinal plants; Western Cape Province

Indexed keywords

BUDDLEJA SALIGNA EXTRACT; DITTRICHIA GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; EMETINE; LEYSSERA GNAPHALOIDES EXTRACT; OLEA CAPENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RIFAMPICIN; TULBAGHIA ALLIACEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOBACTERIUM AURUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; NONHUMAN; SOUTH AFRICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TUBERCULOSIS;

BUDDLEJA SALIGNA; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; DITTRICHIA GRAVEOLENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEYSERA GNAPHALODES; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AURUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MICROTI; MYCOBACTERIUM SCROFULACEUM; OLEA CAPENSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TULBAGHIA ALLIACEA;

EID: 41949087339     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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