title: Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plants from Ghana.
abstract: The results of a preliminary antimicrobial screening of the methanol extracts of Aframomum melegueta, Piper guineense, Xylopia aethiopica, Zingiber officinale, medicinal plants of Ghana, are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Konning
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Agyare
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ennison
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005638:Fruit; D005869:Ghana; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D016488:Medicine, African Traditional; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018517:Plant Roots; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012639:Seeds
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts