Antibacterial activity of selected Cameroonian dietary spices ethno-medically used against strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 374-382

  Tekwu, Emmanuel Mouafo ^a,b   Askun, Tülin ^b   Kuete, Victor ^c   Nkengfack, Augustin Ephraim ^a   Nyasse, Barthélémy ^a   Etoa, François Xavier ^a   Beng, Véronique Penlap ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antimycobacterial activity; Cameroon; Spices; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AFROSTYRAX LEPIDOPHYLLUS EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM EXTRACT; DICHROSTACHYS CINEREA EXTRACT; DORSTENIA PSILIRUS EXTRACT; ECHINOPS GIGANTEUS EXTRACT; ETHAMBUTOL; FAGARA MACROPHYLLA EXTRACT; FAGARA XANTHOXYLOIDES EXTRACT; IMPERATA CYLINDRICA EXTRACT; ISONIAZID; MONDIA WHITEI EXTRACT; MONODORA MYRISTICA EXTRACT; PENTADIPLANDRA BRAZZEANA EXTRACT; PIPER CAPENSE EXTRACT; PIPER GUINEENSE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RIFAMPICIN; SCORODOPHLEUS ZENKERI EXTRACT; SOLANUM MELONGENA EXTRACT; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRAPLEURA TETRAPTERA EXTRACT; THYMUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA EXTRACT; XYLOPIA PARVIFLORA EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM MYCOBACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; SPICE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; ASTERACEAE; CAMEROON; DIET; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PIPER; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPICES; TUBERCULOSIS;

ECHINOPS GIGANTEUS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PIPER GUINEENSE;

EID: 84862848434     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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