This paper reviews the antimicrobial research undertaken on South African medicinal plants
during the period 1997–2008. Antimicrobial methods (disc diffusion, minimum inhibitory …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: In South Africa, tuberculosis (TB) caused by
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the most commonly notified disease and the fifth largest …

Várias pesquisas vêm sendo desenvolvidas e direcionadas no descobrimento de novos
agentes antimicrobianos provenientes de extratos de plantas e outros produtos naturais …

The present ethnobotanical field study conducted during summer 2003 in two distinct
regions of the Cilento National Park (Mt Vesole and Ascea) documents the local use of 90 …

Aqueous and methanol extract of the leaves of Terminalia catappa L., Manilkara zapota L.
and Piper betel L. were evaluated for antibacterial activity against 10 Gram positive, 12 …

The increased resistance of fish pathogens to conventional treatments has lead researchers
to investigate the antibacterial properties of natural resources, such as essential oils (EOs) of …

The two halophyte plants Mesembryanthemum crystallinum and Carpobrotus edulis (Family:
Aizoaceae, Order: Cary-ophyllales), widely used in the traditional medicine, were chosen for …

Several compounds isolated from the plant Carpobrotus edulis were evaluated for their
activity against multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria and their efflux pump systems. Amongst …

Leaves, flowers and fruits from the edible halophyte chorão-da-praia (Carpobrotus edulis),
harvested in the Portuguese western sea shores, were characterized regarding their …

We report antioxidant, metal chelating and anticholinesterase activities of methanol extracts
from two edible halophytes, Carpobrotus edulis and Arthrocnemum macrostachyum. We …