Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains an important global health issue but
the gap between AMR and development of new antimicrobials is increasing. Plant extracts …

Background Nearly 3,000 plant species are used as medicines in South Africa, with
approximately 350 species forming the most commonly traded and used medicinal plants. In …

Background The development of antibiotic resistant bacteria stems from a number of factors,
including inappropriate use of antibiotics in human and animal health and their prolonged …

Medicinal plant extracts prepared with selected ethanol concentrations from eight species,
Peumus boldus (boldo leaf), Agathosma betulina (buchu leaf), Echinacea angustifolia …

Background. External infections involving the skin and wound are the most frequent
complications affecting humans and animals. Medicinal plants play great roles in the …

The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is slowly rising in
Ethiopia for the past few decades. Therefore, novel classes of antibiotics are indispensable …

Background: Current strategies to overcome the global problem of antimicrobial resistance
include research in finding new and innovative antimicrobials from plants. This study was …

Organic and aqueous solvent extracts of Arctotis auriculata Jacq., Eriocephalus africanus L.,
Felicia erigeroides DC., and Helichrysum crispum (L.) D. Don, were investigated for …

Zairean medicinal plants were extracted and screened for in vitro antibacterial and
antifungal activities. Of nine plants investigated, extracts of six plants (Alchornea cordifolia …

Antimicrobial efficiency of 20 ethnomedicinal plants (crude leaf extracts) were examined
using water, benzene and acetone as solvents and tested against seven human pathogens …