Ethnobotanical identification and anti-microbial evaluation of some anti-diarrhoreal plants used by the Samburu community, Kenya

Malaysian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 68-74

  Omori, Eric Omwenga ^a   Calistus, Ogol ^b   Mbugua, Paul Kamau ^b   Okemo, Paul Owour ^b  

^a KISII UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Diarrhoea; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865538874     PISSN: 22317538     EISSN: 18238262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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