Effects of simulated preparations of plants used in Nigerian traditional medicine on Candida spp. associated with vaginal candidiasis

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages 373-383

  Ogunshe, Adenike A O ^b   Lawal, Oladipupo A ^a   Iheakanwa, Chinedum I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ANTHOCLEISTA DJALONENSIS; ASPILIA AFRICANA; CANDIDA; CHROMOLAENA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; FICUS EXASPERATA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS; LACTOBACILLUS; RAUVOLFIA; RAUVOLFIA VOMITORIA; SENNA; SENNA ALATA;

EID: 72649098580     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15473465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17348/era.6.0.373-383     Document Type: Article

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