Ethnobotanical and antimicrobial studies of some plants used in kibwezi (Kenya) for management of lower respiratory tract infections

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-149

  Kariuki, A C ^a   Njoroge, G N ^a  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial growth inhibitory potential; Lower respiratory infections; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA EXTRACT; CARISSA EDULIS EXTRACT; CLERODENDRUM MYERICOIDES EXTRACT; METHANOL; MICROGLOSSA DENSIFLORA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; STRYCHNOS HENINNGSII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BIOASSAY; CARISSA EDULIS; CLERODENDRUM MYERICOIDES; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMAN; KENYA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROGLOSSA DENSIFLORA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PLANT ROOT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STRYCHNOS; STRYCHNOS HENINNGSII;

EID: 79960324545     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v8i2.63201     Document Type: Article

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