title: [Antibacterial activity of extracts from plants used in preparation as antidiarrheals at Kinshasa, Zaire].
abstract: A preliminary and anterior bacteriological study about 38 plant antidiarrheic traditional preparations, has demonstrated that 35 of them have bactericidal activity. Thirty inhibit the growth of all select germs and 5 exert this bactericidal effect on some germs. Some extracts proceeding of these possess a bactericidal activity, specially if they contain polyphenols (flavonoids, catechics tanins), saponins and alkaloids.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Kinshasa XI, Zaïre.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kambu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tona
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Luki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cimanga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uvoya
mesh_terms: D000930:Antidiarrheals / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015610:Serum Bactericidal Test
chemical_list: D000930:Antidiarrheals; D010936:Plant Extracts
vernacular_title: Activité antibactérienne d'extraits à partir de plantes utilisées en préparations comme antidiarrhéiques à Kinshasa, Zaïre.