Phytochemical screening and biological activity studies of five South African indigenous medicinal plants

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 1924-1932

  Babajide, Olalekan J ^a   Mabusela, Wilfred T ^a   Green, Ivan R ^a   Ameer, Farouk ^a   Weitz, Frans ^a   Iwuoha, Emmanuel I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Brine shrimp; Cytotoxicity; Lethality; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CISSAMPELOS CAPENSIS EXTRACT; GERANIUM INCANUM EXTRACT; GETHYLLIS GREGORIANA EXTRACT; GETHYLLIS MULTIFOLIA EXTRACT; GETHYLLIS VILLOSA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CISSAMPELOS; CISSAMPELOS CAPENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; GERANIUM; GERANIUM INCANUM; GETHYLLIS GREGORIANA; GETHYLLIS MULTIFOLIA; GETHYLLIS VILLOSA; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ARTEMIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CISSAMPELOS; GETHYLLIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 78549259144     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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