Preliminary antimicrobial screening of four South African Asteraceae species
Organic and aqueous solvent extracts of Arctotis auriculata Jacq., Eriocephalus africanus L., Felicia erigeroides DC., and Helichrysum crispum (L.) D. Don, were investigated for selective antimicrobial activities. Organic extracts of A. auriculata and H. crispum inhibited the growth of Mycobacterium...
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Published in | Journal of ethnopharmacology Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 27 - 33 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Shannon
Elsevier Ireland Ltd
01.05.1996
Elsevier |
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Summary: | Organic and aqueous solvent extracts of
Arctotis auriculata Jacq.,
Eriocephalus africanus L.,
Felicia erigeroides DC., and
Helichrysum crispum (L.) D. Don, were investigated for selective antimicrobial activities. Organic extracts of
A. auriculata and
H. crispum inhibited the growth of
Mycobacterium smegmatis. The same extracts, together with organic extracts of
F. erigeroides, were active against
Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antifungal activities against
Candida albicans were exhibited by organic extracts of
E. africanus,
F. erigeroides, and
H. crispum. Organic extracts of
A. auriculata and
E. africanus, as well as the aqueous extract of the latter plant, were active against
Staphyllococcus aureus. |
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ISSN: | 0378-8741 1872-7573 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0378-8741(96)01381-5 |