Antimycobacterial evaluation and preliminary phytochemical investigation of selected medicinal plants traditionally used in Mozambique

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 114-120

  Luo, Xuan ^a   Pires, David ^a   Aínsa, José A ^b,c   Gracia, Begoña ^b,c   Mulhovo, Silva ^d   Duarte, Aida ^a   Anes, Elsa ^a   Ferreira, Maria José U ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d Universidade Pedagógica Campus de Lhanguene   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Antimycobacterial activity; Medicinal plants; Mozambique; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ADANSONIA DIGITATA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; ANACARDIC ACID; ARTABOTRYS BRACHYPETALUS EXTRACT; CLERODENDRUM GLABRUM EXTRACT; COMBRETUM ZEYHERI EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; INDOLE ALKALOID; MAERUA EDULIS EXTRACT; MAERUA JUNCEA EXTRACT; OPUNTIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SARCOSTEMMA VIMINALE EXTRACT; SECURIDACA LONGEPEDUNCULATA EXTRACT; TABERNAEMONTANA ELEGANS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA COLORATA EXTRACT; ZANTHOXYLUM CAPENSE EXTRACT;

ADANSONIA DIGITATA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTABOTRYS BRACHYPETALUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BROTH DILUTION; CASHEW NUT; CLERODENDRUM GLABRUM; COMBRETUM ZEYHERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EXTRACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; MAERUA EDULIS; MAERUA JUNCEA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOZAMBIQUE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; OPUNTIA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SARCOSTEMMA VIMINALE; SECURIDACA LONGEPEDUNCULATA; TABERNAEMONTANA ELEGANS; TUBERCULOSIS; VERNONIA COLORATA; ZANTHOXYLUM CAPENSE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MONOCYTES; MOZAMBIQUE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOLVENTS;

MAERUA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SECURIDACA LONGEPEDUNCULATA; TABERNAEMONTANA ELEGANS; ZANTHOXYLUM;

EID: 80052034181     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.04.062     Document Type: Article

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