Minimum inhibitory concentrations of medicinal plants used in Northern Peru as antibacterial remedies

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-108

  Bussmann, R W ^a   Malca Garcia G ^b   Glenn, A ^a   Sharon, D ^a   Chait, G ^c   Diaz D ^b   Pourmand, K ^d   Jonat, B ^d   Somogy, S ^e   Guardado, G ^f   Aguirre, C ^f   Chan, R ^f   Meyer, K ^a   Kuhlman, A ^a   Townesmith, A ^a   Effio Carbajal, J ^b   Frias Fernandez F ^b   Benito, M ^b  

^a MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^b Laboratorio Clínico   (Peru)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of California ^*  (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Escherichia coli; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC); South America; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ACHYROCLINE ALATA EXTRACT; ADIANTUM CONCINNUM EXTRACT; ALTERNANTHERA PORRIGENS EXTRACT; ANNONA MURICATA EXTRACT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; APIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; BACCHARIS VACCINIOIDES EXTRACT; BANISTERIOPSIS CAAPI EXTRACT; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; CAESALPINIA PAIPAI EXTRACT; CASSIA FISTULA EXTRACT; DIPLOSTEPHIUM SAGASTEGUII EXTRACT; EUSTEPHIA COCCINEA EXTRACT; GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA EXTRACT; HURA CREPITANS EXTRACT; HYPERICUM LARICIFOLIUM EXTRACT; HYPTIS SIDIFOLIA EXTRACT; ILEX GUAYUSA EXTRACT; IRESINE HERBSTII EXTRACT; MATRICARIA RECUTITA EXTRACT; MICONIA SALICIFOLIA EXTRACT; MUNNOZIA LYRATA EXTRACT; NERIUM OLEANDER EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONUM HYDROPIPEROIDES EXTRACT; POROPHYLLUM RUDERALE EXTRACT; PSEUDOGYNOXYS CORDIFOLIA EXTACT; SCHKUHRIA PINNATA EXTACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALLESIA GLABRA EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PERU; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PERU; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BANISTERIOPSIS CAAPI; CAESALPINIA; CASSIA FISTULA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HURA CREPITANS; HYPERICUM LARICIFOLIUM; HYPTIS; MICONIA; NEGIBACTERIA; POLYGONUM HYDROPIPEROIDES; POSIBACTERIA; SALVIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77957817700     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.07.048     Document Type: Article

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