In vitro antibacterial activity of Crinum purpurascens Herb. leaf extract against the Salmonella species causing typhoid fever and its toxicological evaluation

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 126-136

  Gatsing, Donatien ^a   Tchakoute, Veronique ^a   Ngamga, Dieudonne ^a   Kuiate, Jules Roger ^a   Tamokou, Jean De Dieu ^a   Nji Nkah, Bridget F ^a   Tchouanguep, Félicité M ^a   Fodouop, Simeon P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Phytochemicals; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CRINUM PURPURASCENS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRINUM; CRINUM PURPURASCENS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; LD 50; LIVER TOXICITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI B; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TYPHOID FEVER; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 67049117628     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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