Phytoconstituents and biological activities of essential oil from Rhus lancea L. F

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2787-2789

  Gundidza, M ^a   Gweru, N ^b   Mmbengwa, V ^c   Ramalivhana, N J ^c   Magwa, Z ^d   Samie, A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anti oxidant; Antibacterial; Antifungal; Essential oil; Medicinal plant; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; RHUS LANCEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RHUS LANCEA;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SEARSIA LANCEA;

EID: 50949115027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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