title: Antibacterial activity of some African medicinal plants.
abstract: The antimicrobial activity of some drugs utilized in traditional African medicine and selected on the basis of medicinal folklore reports, have been studied, within a screening program. The distribution of the antimicrobial activity among gram-positive, gram-negative bacteria, yeasts and mycoplasma is reported.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Farmaco Biologico, Università di Messina.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Forestieri
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Pizzimenti
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Monforte
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bisignano
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D015003:Yeasts / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts