Antibacterial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Margaritaria discoidea, a wound healing remedy from Ghana

Pharmacognosy Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 32-39

  Dickson, R A ^a   Fleischer, T C ^a   Ekuadzi, E ^a   Mensah, A Y ^a   Annan, K ^a   Woode, E ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Carrageenan induced oedema; Free radical; Margaritaria discoidea; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ASCORBIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; FREE RADICAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TRITERPENOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BARK; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EDEMA; EUPHORBIA; GHANA; MARGARITARIA DISCOIDEA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN INFECTION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 78651353614     PISSN: 09753575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0975-3575(10)80007-0     Document Type: Article

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