Antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants against oral microorganisms

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 473-477

  More, G ^a   Tshikalange, T E ^a   Lall, N ^a   Botha, F ^a   Meyer, J J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Medicinal plants; Oral microorganisms; Periodontal disease

Indexed keywords

ANNONA SENEGALENSIS EXTRACT; DICEROCARYM SENECIOIDES EXTRACT; ENGLEROPHYTUM MAGALISMONTANUM EXTRACT; EUCLEA DIVINORUM EXTRACT; EUCLEA NATALENSIS EXTRACT; PARINARI CURATELLIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLANUM PANDURIFORME EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII; ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII; ANNONA SENEGALENSIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DICEROCARYM SENECIOIDES; DRUG ISOLATION; ENGLEROPHYTUM MAGALISMONTANUM; EUCLEA DIVINORUM; EUCLEA NATALENSIS; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; PARINARI CURATELLIFOLIA; PORPHYROMONUS GINGIVALIS; PRIVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; SOLANUM PANDURIFORME; SOUTH AFRICA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHLORHEXIDINE; DENTAL CARIES; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOUTH; PERIODONTITIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOUTH AFRICA; VERO CELLS;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII; ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII; ANNONA SENEGALENSIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENGLEROPHYTUM MAGALISMONTANUM; EUCLEA DIVINORUM; EUCLEA NATALENSIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PARINARI; POSIBACTERIA; SOLANUM PANDURIFORME; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 53449096617     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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