Antimicrobial activity of South African medicinal plants

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 462-472

  van Vuuren, S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Compounds; Extracts; Medicinal plants; Oils; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ALOE FEROX EXTRACT; AMARYLLIDACEAE ALKALOID; COMBRETUM ERYTHROPHYLLUM EXTRACT; ERYTHRINA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUCLEA NATALENSIS EXTRACT; GUNNERA PERPENSA EXTRACT; HELICHRYSUM AUREONITENS EXTRACT; HELICHRYSUM CAESPITITUM EXTRACT; HELICHRYSUM CYMOSUM EXTRACT; HELICHRYSUM EXTRACT; HELICHRYSUM KRAUSSII EXTRACT; HELICHRYSUM PEDUNCULATUM EXTRACT; HELICHRYSUM TENAX EXTRACT; HELICHRYSUM TRILINEATUM; OSMUNDARIA SERRATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLECTRANTHUS EXTRACT; SALIX CAPENSIS EXTRACT; SALVIA CHAMELAEAGNEA EXTRACT; SCHOTIA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; SPIROSTACHYS AFRICANA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA SERICEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT; VERONIA COLORATA EXTRACT; WARBURGIA SALUTARIS EXTRACT;

ALOE FEROX; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ASTERACEAE; COMBRETACEAE; COMBRETUM ERYTHROPHYLLUM; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SCREENING; ERYTHRINA; ETHNOBOTANY; EUCLEA NATALENSIS; GUNNERA PERPENSA; HELICHRYSUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OSMUNDARIA SERRATA; PELARGONIUM; PLECTRANTHUS; REVIEW; SALIX CAPENSIS; SALVIA CHAMELAEAGNEA; SCHOTIA LATIFOLIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SPIROSTACHYS AFRICANA; STERCULIACEAE; TERMINALIA SERICEA; VERONIA AMYGDALINA; VERONIA COLORATA; WARBURGIA SALUTARIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; ETHNOBOTANY; FUNGI; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 53449089312     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.05.038     Document Type: Review

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