Antimicrobial evaluation of plants commonly used in the management of psychosis opportunistic infections

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 492-497

  Sonibare, M A ^a   Lawal, T O ^a   Ayodeji, O O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Medicinal plants; Opportunistic infections; Phytochemical analysis; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA EXTRACT; ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CYANOGENETIC GLYCOSIDE; GENTAMICIN; HEXANE; PIPER GUINEENSE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; RAUVOLFIA VOMITORIA EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TIOCONAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA EXTRACT;

AFRAMOMUM MELEGUETA; ANNONACEAE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BARK; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL STRAIN; KLEBSIELLA; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIPER GUINEENSE; PIPERACEAE; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSYCHOSIS; RAUVOLFIA VOMITORIA; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; XYLOPIA; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA;

EID: 79959431193     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2011.492.497     Document Type: Article

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