Antimicrobial and antioxidant efficacy of Citrus limon L. peel extracts used for skin diseases by Xhosa tribe of Amathole District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 102, Issue , 2016, Pages 46-49

  Otang, W M ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Citrus limon; Efficacy; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; DISEASE; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; HERB; INHIBITION; PLANT EXTRACT; RURAL POPULATION; SKIN; URBAN AREA;

AMATHOLE; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CITRUS LIMON; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA SONNEI;

EID: 84940948821     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.08.005     Document Type: Article

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