Antibacterial and antifungal activity of traditional medicinal plants used against venereal diseases in South Africa

被引：142

作者：

Buwa, LV ^{[1
]}

van Staden, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ KwaZulu Natal Pietermaritzburg, Res Ctr Plant Growth & Dev, Sch Biol & Conservat Sci, ZA-3209 Scottsdale, South Africa

来源：

JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY | 2006年 / 103卷 / 01期

基金：

新加坡国家研究基金会;

关键词：

venereal diseases; antibacterial; antifungal; traditional medicine;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jep.2005.09.020

中图分类号：

Q94 [植物学];

学科分类号：

071001 ;

摘要：

Aqueous, ethanolic andethyl acetate extracts of 13 plants used in South Africa for the treatment of venereal diseases were screened for antibacterial and antifungal activity. Among the plants tested, Gunnera perpensa, Harpephyllum caffrum, Hypoxis latifolia and Ledebouria ovatifolia showed the best antibacterial activity. The aqueous extracts of Gunnera perpensa and Harpephyllum caffrum were most active against all the tested bacteria. In antifungal screening, good activity was shown by the ethanolic extracts of Bersama lucens and Harpephyllum caffrum. Only in the case of Harpephyllum caffrum did aqueous extracts have activity against Candida albicans. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：139 / 142

页数：4

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