Antimicrobial activity of extracts and topical products of the stem bark of Spathodea campanulata for wound healing

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-174

  Ofori Kwakye, K ^a   Kwapong, A A ^a   Adu, F ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Antimicrobial activity; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Spathodea campanulata; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CICATRIN; LIQUID PARAFFIN; METHANOL; MICONAZOLE NITRATE; PLANT EXTRACT; SPATHODEA CAMPANULATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BARK; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG STORAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OINTMENT; PLANT STEM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; SPATHODEA CAMPANULATA; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIGNONIACEAE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG STORAGE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 69249141493     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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