Screening for antibacterial, antioxidant activity and toxicity of some medicinal plants used in Benin folkloric medicine

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 773-777

  Lagnika, L ^a,b   Anago, E ^a   Sanni, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b Centre Beninois de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique   (Benin)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Benin; Toxicity; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACANTHOSPERMUM HISPIDIUM EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ARGEMONE OIL; BYRSOCARPUS COCCINEUS EXTRACT; CANTHIUM SETOSUM EXTRACT; CROTON LOBATUS EXTRACT; DICHAPETALUM GUINEENSE EXTRACT; GENTAMICIN; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PTEROCARPUS ERINACEUS EXTRACT; SCHRANKIA LEPTOCARPA EXTRACT; SECAMONE AFZELII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHOSPERMUM HISPIDIUM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; ARTICLE; BENIN; BYRSOCARPUS COCCINEUS; CANTHIUM SETOSUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON LOBATUS; DICHAPETALUM GUINEENSE; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PTEROCARPUS ERINACEUS; SCHRANKIA LEPTOCARPA; SECAMONE AFZELII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACANTHOSPERMUM; ARGEMONE MEXICANA; ARTEMIA SALINA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BYRSOCARPUS COCCINEUS; CANTHIUM; CROTON LOBATUS; DICHAPETALUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MIMOSA QUADRIVALVIS LEPTOCARPA; NAUCLEA LATIFOLIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PTEROCARPUS ERINACEUS; SECAMONE AFZELII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79955397995     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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