Antifungal and antibacterial activities of different extracts of Harungana madagascariensis stem bark

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 878-885

  Iwalewa, Ezekiel O ^a,b   Suleiman, Mohammed M ^b   Mdee, Lazarus K ^b   Eloff, Jacobus N ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Crude extracts; Harungana madagascariensis; Medicinal plants; Stem bark

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLOROFORM; DICHLOROMETHANE; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS EXTRACT; HEXANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BIOASSAY; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLUSIACEAE; FUNGI; HARUNGANA MADAGASCARIENSIS; MICROSPORUM CANIS; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77149138396     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200903029316     Document Type: Article

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