Zulu medicinal plants with antibacterial activity

被引：184

作者：

Kelmanson, JE ^{[1
]}

Jäger, AK ^{[1
]}

van Staden, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Natal Pietermaritzburg, Res Ctr Plant Growth & Dev, Sch Bot & Zool, ZA-3209 Scottsville, South Africa

来源：

JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY | 2000年 / 69卷 / 03期

关键词：

antibacterial activity; medicinal plants; plant extracts; South Africa; traditional medicine;

D O I：

10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00147-6

中图分类号：

Q94 [植物学];

学科分类号：

071001 ;

摘要：

Aqueous, methanolic and ethyl acetate extracts of 14 plants used in traditional Zulu medicine for treatment of ailments of an infectious nature were screened for antibacterial activity. Most of the activity detected was against Gram-positive bacteria. Tuber bark extracts of Dioscorea sylvatica had activity against Gram-negative Escherichia coli and extracts of Dioscorea dregeana, Cheilanthes viridis and Vernonia colorata were active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The highest antibacterial activity was found in extracts of C. viridis, D. dregeana, D. silvatica, Melianthus comosus and V. colorata. In general, methanolic extracts exhibited higher activity than aqueous and ethyl acetate extracts. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：241 / 246

页数：6

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