title: Antimicrobial properties of Thonningia sanguinea root extracts.
abstract: The aqueous and methanolic extracts of Thonningia sanguinea root, as well as seven fractions obtained by PTLC from the methanol extract, have been shown to possess varying degrees of antimicrobial activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Ohiri
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Uzodinma
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D016488:Medicine, African Traditional; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018517:Plant Roots; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts