In vitro antimicrobial synergism within plant extract combinations from three South African medicinal bulbs

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-89

  Ncube, B ^a   Finnie, J F ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Extract combination; Interaction; Phytochemical; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA EXTRACT; MERWILLA PLUMBEA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENTIATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MERWILLA PLUMBEA; NONHUMAN; SOUTH AFRICA; TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA;

ALLIUM; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG SYNERGISM; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HYPOXIS; LILIACEAE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA; MERWILLA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA;

EID: 83555163870     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.10.025     Document Type: Article

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