The anatomy, ethnobotany, antimicrobial activity and essential oil composition of southern African species of Teucrium (Lamiaceae)

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 102, Issue , 2016, Pages 175-185

  Ruiters, A K ^a   Tilney, P M ^a   Van Vuuren, S F ^b   Viljoen, A M ^c   Kamatou, G P P ^c   Van Wyk, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Antimicrobial; Essential oil; Ethnobotany; Labiatae; Lamiaceae; Teucrium

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANGIOSPERM; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ESSENTIAL OIL; ETHNOBOTANY; MEDICINAL PLANT; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

BACILLUS CEREUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LAMIACEAE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TEUCRIUM;

EID: 84939206676     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.06.008     Document Type: Article

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