Validation of antimycobacterial plants used by traditional healers in three districts of the Limpopo Province (South Africa)

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Masoko, Peter ^a   Nxumalo, Kulani Mashudu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETONE; ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; APODYTES DIMIDIATA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA AFRA EXTRACT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; COMBRETUM HEREROENSE EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; FLAVONOID; HEXANE; LIPPIA JAVANICA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENE; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANTHOXYLUM CAPENSE EXTRACT;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; APODYTES DIMIDIATA; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BROTH DILUTION; COMBRETUM HEREROENSE; COMMON COLD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COUGHING; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEVER; HEARTBURN; HEMOLYSIS; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPPIA JAVANICA; MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PEST CONTROL; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SORE THROAT; SOUTH AFRICA; TOOTH PAIN; TRADITIONAL HEALER; TUBERCULOSIS; VALIDATION STUDY; ZANTHOXYLUM CAPENSE;

EID: 84881522415     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/586247     Document Type: Article

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