Screening of traditionally used Tanzanian medicinal plants for antifungal activity

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 708-716

  Kisangau, Daniel P ^a   Hosea, Ken M ^a   Lyaruu, Herbert V M ^a   Joseph, Cosam C ^a   Mbwambo, Zakaria H ^b   Masimba, Pax J ^b,c   Gwandu, Catherine B ^a   Bruno, Lenta N ^d   Devkota, Krishna P ^d   Sewald, Norbert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; In vitro evaluation; Traditional medicines

Indexed keywords

CAPPARIS ERYTHROCARPOS EXTRACT; CAPPARIS EXTRACT; CUSSONIA ARBOREA EXTRACT; DRACAENA STEUDNERI EXTRACT; FLUCONAZOLE; LANNEA SCHIMPERI EXTRACT; RAUVOLFIA VOMITORIA EXTRACT; RHOICISSUS TRIDENTATA EXTRACT; RUMEX USAMBARENSIS EXTRACT; SAPIUM ELLIPTICUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEHNERIA SCABRA EXTRACT;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANACARDIACEAE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; APOCYNACEAE; ARALIACEAE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BARK; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS ERYTHROCARPOS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CUCUMBER; CUSSONIA ARBOREA; DISK DIFFUSION; DRACAENA; DRACAENA STEUDNERI; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; LANNEA SCHIMPERI; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM FUNGICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RAUVOLFIA VOMITORIA; RHOICISSUS TRIDENTATA; RUMEX; RUMEX USAMBARENSIS; SAPIUM; SAPIUM ELLIPTICUM; SCREENING; TANZANIA; VITACEAE; ZEHNERIA SCABRA;

ANACARDIACEAE; APOCYNACEAE; ARALIACEAE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CAPPARACEAE; CAPPARIS; CUCURBITACEAE; CUSSONIA ARBOREA; DRACAENA (ANGIOSPERM); EUPHORBIACEAE; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI; LANNEA; POLYGONACEAE; RAUVOLFIA VOMITORIA; RHOICISSUS TRIDENTATA; RUMEX; RUSCACEAE; SAPIUM; VITACEAE; ZEHNERIA;

EID: 77149174223     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200902933039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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