In vitro antimicrobial activity of extracts from plants used traditionally in South Africa to treat tuberculosis and related symptoms

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Madikizela, Balungile ^a   Ndhlala, Ashwell Rungano ^a   Finnie, Jeffrey Franklin ^a   Staden, Johannes Van ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRUS AFRICANUS EXTRACT; ABRUS PRECATORIUS EXTRACT; ASPARAGUS AFRICANUS EXTRACT; ASPARAGUS FALCATUS EXTRACT; BRUNSVIGIA GRANDIFLORA EXTRACT; FICUS SUR EXTRACT; INDIGOFERA ARRECTA EXTRACT; LEONOTIS INTERMEDIA EXTRACT; PENTANISIA PRUNELLOIDES EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYGALA FRUCTICOSE EXTRACT; TERMINALIA PHANEROPHLEBIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABRUS; ABRUS AFRICANUS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS AFRICANUS; ASPARAGUS FALCATUS; BRUNSVIGIA GRANDIFLORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FICUS SUR; INDIGOFERA ARRECTA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LEONOTIS INTERMEDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM AURUM; NONHUMAN; PENTANISIA PRUNELLOIDES; PLANT; POLYGALA FRUCTICOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERMINALIA PHANEROPHLEBIA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84875486280     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/840719     Document Type: Article

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