Title |
Screening for antimicrobial activity of ten medicinal plants used in Colombian folkloric medicine: A possible alternative in the treatment of non-nosocomial infections
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Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, February 2006
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-6-2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Jhon J Rojas, Veronica J Ochoa, Saul A Ocampo, John F Muñoz |
Abstract |
The antimicrobial activity and Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of the extracts of Bidens pilosa L., Bixa orellana L., Cecropia peltata L., Cinchona officinalis L., Gliricidia sepium H.B. & K, Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don, Justicia secunda Vahl., Piper pulchrum C.DC, P. paniculata L. and Spilanthes americana Hieron were evaluated against five bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus beta hemolític, Bacillus cereus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli), and one yeast (Candida albicans). These plants are used in Colombian folk medicine to treat infections of microbial origin. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 441 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Poland | 3 | <1% |
Colombia | 1 | <1% |
Chile | 1 | <1% |
Ireland | 1 | <1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Honduras | 1 | <1% |
Mexico | 1 | <1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Other | 2 | <1% |
Unknown | 428 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Bachelor | 73 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 62 | 14% |
Student > Master | 51 | 12% |
Researcher | 40 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 26 | 6% |
Other | 90 | 20% |
Unknown | 99 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 130 | 29% |
Chemistry | 49 | 11% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 33 | 7% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 33 | 7% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 32 | 7% |
Other | 62 | 14% |
Unknown | 102 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
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#4,695,422
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Outputs from BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
#874
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#12,554
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#4
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