The bioactive potentials of two medicinal plants commonly used as folklore remedies among some tribes in West Africa

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1660-1664

  Akinpelu, David A ^a,b   Aiyegoro, Olayinka A ^a   Okoh, Anthony I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Jatropha curcas; Newbouldia laevis; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; NEWBOULDA LAEVIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRICA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIGNONIACEAE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEWBOULDA LAEVIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); JATROPHA CURCAS; NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS;

EID: 66749191099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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