Antibacterial, antioxidant and fibroblast growth stimulation of aqueous extracts of Ficus asperifolia Miq. and Gossypium arboreum L., wound-healing plants of Ghana

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 141-144

  Annan, Kofi ^a   Houghton, Peter J ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Fibroblast; Ficus asperifolia; Gossypium arboreum

Indexed keywords

FICUS ASPERIFOLIA EXTRACT; GOSSYPIUM ARBOREUM EXTRACT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BARK; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FIBROBLAST; FICUS; FICUS ASPERIFOLIA; GHANA; GOSSYPIUM ARBOREUM; GROWTH STIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND HEALING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL LINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FIBROBLASTS; FICUS; GHANA; GOSSYPIUM; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; WOUND HEALING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FICUS ASPERIFOLIA; GOSSYPIUM ARBOREUM; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 49149090373     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.017     Document Type: Article

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