South African Lippia herbal infusions: Total phenolic content, antioxidant and antibacterial activities

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 567-571

  Shikanga, E A ^a   Combrinck, S ^a   Regnier, T ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antioxidant; Lippia; Phenolics; Tea

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT; DISEASE CONTROL; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PLANT EXTRACT; TEA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIPPIA; LIPPIA JAVANICA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77957192485     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.04.010     Document Type: Article

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