Traditional information and antibacterial activity of four Bulbine species (Wolf)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 220-224

  Coopoosamy, R M ^a  

^a MANGOSUTHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Bulbine species; Diarrhea; Herbal medicine; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BULBINE FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; BULBINE LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; BULBINE LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; BULBINE NARCISSIFOLIA EXTRACT; BULBINE NATALENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALOE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLISTER; BULBINE FRUTESCENS; BULBINE LATIFOLIA; BULBINE LONGIFOLIA; BULBINE NARCISSIFOLIA; BULBINE NATALENSIS; BURN; CHAPPED LIPS; DIARRHEA; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ETHNOBOTANY; HERBAL MEDICINE; INSECT BITE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH ULCER; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; RURAL AREA; SOUTH AFRICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOLF; XYLEM SAP;

ALOE; ASPHODELACEAE; BULBINE; BULBINE FRUTESCENS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79251494485     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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