## Aqueous extracts of six plant species used in Cameroonian ethnomedicine for the relief of stomach complaints were tested for antiulcer activity. An HCl/EtOH solution was used to induce gastric lesions in male Wistar rats (140-190 g). The extracts of Voacanga africana, Eremomastax speciosa, Emil
Antimicrobial screening of some medicinal plants
✍ Scribed by Miguel A. Zavala S.; Salud Pérez G.; Rosa M. Pérez G.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 43 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0951-418X
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✦ Synopsis
Plants were collected from several states of México and dried in the shade, ground and extracted with water, methanol or chloroform. The antimicrobial activity of the crude extracts was tested against E. coli, S. aureus, S. lutea, P. vulgaris and C. albicans using the agar diffusion technique. A methanol extract of E. polistachia showed antimicrobial activity against all microorganisms used in this study to doses in the order of 400 g.
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