| Literature DB >> 10030730 |
D L Lentz1, A M Clark, C D Hufford, B Meurer-Grimes, C M Passreiter, J Cordero, O Ibrahimi, A L Okunade.
Abstract
Ninety-two plants used in the traditional pharmacopoeia of the Pech and neighboring Mestizo peoples of central Honduras are reported. The results of in vitro antimicrobial screens showed that 19 of the extracts from medicinal plants revealed signs of antifungal activity while 22 demonstrated a measurable inhibitory effect on one or more bacterial cultures. Bioassay-guided fractionation of extracts from Mikania micrantha, Neurolaena lobata and Piper aduncum produced weak to moderately active isolates. The broad spectrum of activity of the extracts helps to explain the widespread use of these plants for wound healing and other applications.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID： 10030730 DOI： 10.1016/s0378-8741(98)00100-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Ethnopharmacol ISSN： 0378-8741 Impact factor: 4.360