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Evaluation of Malian traditional medicines: screening for antimicrobial activity

✍ Scribed by R. Sanogo; G. Crisafi; M. P. Germanò; R. De Pasquale; G. Bisignano

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
78 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
0951-418X

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✦ Synopsis

The antimicrobial properties of a decoction and methanol extract of 13 plant species used in the traditional medicine of Mali, for fever and respiratory tract diseases, have been tested for in vitro antibacterial activity against clinically isolated bacterial strains: Haemophilus influenzae (6 strains); Staphylococcus aureus (5 strains); Streptococcus pneumoniae (3 strains); Streptococcus pyogenes (8 strains) and Moraxella catarrhalis (5 strains) responsible for respiratory infections.

The results obtained showed that the extracts from Anogeissus leiocarpus, Guiera senegalensis (Combretaceae) and Diospyros mespiliformis (Ebenaceae), have a significant activity against all strains of bacteria tested. Crossopteryx febrifuga and Pteolopsis suberosa showed moderate activity only against S. aureus.

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