Antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and genotoxicity activity of Alepidea amatymbica and Alepidea natalensis (Apiaceae)

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 584-587

  Mulaudzi, R B ^a   Ndhlala, A R ^a   Finnie, J F ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alepidea species; Anti inflammatory; Antimicrobial; Cyclooxygenase enzymes; Genotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOTOXICITY; HERB; LEAF; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLANT EXTRACT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALEPIDEA; ALEPIDEA AMATYMBICA; APIACEAE; APIALES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67949124647     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.02.175     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Aligiannis N., Kalpotzakis E., Mitaku S., and Chinou I.B. Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oils of two Origanum species. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 40 (2001) 4168-4170
2. Bulmer A.C., Reid K.A., Coombes J.S., Blanchfield J.T., Toth I., and Wagner K.-H. The anti-mutagenic and antioxidant effects of bile pigments in the Ames Salmonella test. Mutation Research 629 (2007) 122-132
3. De Castro A., and Van Wyk B.-E. Diagnostic characters and geographic distribution of Alepidea species used in traditional medicine. South African Journal of Botany 60 (1994) 345-350
4. Eloff J.N. A sensitive and quick microplate method to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration of plant extracts for bacteria. Planta Medica 64 (1998) 711-713
5. Hutchings A. Observations on plant usage in Xhosa and Zulu medicine. Bothalia 19 (1989) 225-235
6. Klopper R.R., Chatelain C., Bänninger V., Habashi C., Steyn H.M., De Wet B.C., Arnold T.H., Gautier L., Smith G.F., and Spichiger R. Checklist of the flowering plants of Sub-Saharan Africa. An index of accepted names and synonyms. South African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 42 (2006), SABONET, Pretoria
7. Luseba D., Elgorashi E.E., Ntloedibe D.T., and Van Staden J. Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and mutagenic effects of some medicinal plants used in South Africa for treatment of wounds and retained placenta in livestock. South African Journal of Botany 73 (2007) 378-383
8. Maksimovic Z., Dobric S., Kovacevic N., and Milovanovic Z. Diuretic activity of Maydis stigma extract in rats. Pharmazie 59 (2004) 967-971
9. Maron D.M., and Ames B.N. Revised methods for the Salmonella mutagenicity test. Mutation Research 113 (1983) 173-215
10. Masoko P., Picard J., and Eloff J.N. The antifungal activity of twenty-four southern African Combretum species (Combretaceae). South African Journal of Botany 73 (2007) 173-183
11. Ndhlala A.R., Chitindingu K., Mupure C., Murenje T., Ndhlala F., Benhura M.A., and Muchuweti M. Antioxidant properties of methanolic extracts from Diospyros mespiliformis (Jackal Berry), Flacourtia indica (Batoka plum), Uapaca kirkiana (Wild Loquat) and Ziziphus mauritiana (yellow berry) fruits. International Journal of Food Science & Technology 43 (2008) 284-288
12. Rabe T., and Van Staden J. Antibacterial activity of South African plants used for medicinal purposes. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 56 (1997) 81-87
13. Taylor J.L.S., and Van Staden J. COX-1 inhibitory activity in extracts from Eucomis L'Herit. species. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 75 (2001) 257-265
14. Van Wyk B.-E., and Gericke N. People's plants: A Guide to Useful Plants of South Africa (2000), Briza Publication, Pretoria, South Africa ISBN 1875093192
15. Van Wyk B.-E., Van Oudtshoorn B., and Gericke N. Medicinal Plants of South Africa (1997), Briza Publications, South Africa ISBN 1-875093-09-5
16. Van Wyk B.-E., De Castro A., Tilney P.M., Winter P.J.D., and Magee A.R. A new species of Alepidea (Apiaceae, subfam Saniculoideae). South Africa Journal of Botany 74 (2008) 740-745
17. Zschocke S., and Van Staden J. Cryptocarya species - substitute plants for Ocotea bullata? A pharmacological investigation in terms of cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 inhibition. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 71 (2000) 473-478