Pharmacological, genotoxic and phytochemical properties of selected South African medicinal plants used in treating stomach-related ailments

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 712-720

  Okem, A ^a   Finnie, J F ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Antimicrobial; Cyclooxygenase; Genotoxicity; Medicinal plants; Phenolics, Saponin

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; CANTHIUM SPINOSUM EXTRACT; CASSINOPSIS ILICIFOLIA EXTRACT; CODDIA RUDIS EXTRACT; CONOSTOMIUM NATALENSIS EXTRACT; CRASSULA MULTICAVA EXTRACT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FLAVONOID; LAGYNIA LASIANTHA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN; TETRADENIA RIPARIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AMES TEST; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BARK; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANTHIUM SPINOSUM; CASSINOPSIS ILICIFOLIA; CODDIA RUDIS; CONOSTOMIUM NATALENSIS; CRASSULA MULTICAVA; DILUTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTOXICITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LAGYNIA LASIANTHA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STOMACH DISEASE; TETRADENIA RIPARIA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CANDIDA; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; HUMANS; HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS; LAMIACEAE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POLYPHENOLS; SOUTH AFRICA; STOMACH DISEASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TETRADENIA RIPARIA;

EID: 84856220485     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.11.034     Document Type: Article

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