title: Antibacterial activity of Venda medicinal plants.
abstract: Crude methanol and water extracts of 36 plants, employed in the treatment of diseases of probable bacterial etiology by the Venda people, were screened for antibacterial activity. Combretum molle, Peltophorum africanum, Piper capense, Terminalia sericea and Zanthoxylum davyi were the most active and presented MIC values < or =1.00 mg/ml.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Pretoria, South Africa. vsteen@med.up.ac.za
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Steenkamp
authors.forename: Anthony C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Constance E J
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: van Rensburg
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D016488:Medicine, African Traditional; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts