Susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori and Candida spp. to the east African plant Terminalia spinosa.

dc.contributor.author	Okemo, P. O.
dc.contributor.author	Mwatha, W. E.
dc.contributor.author	Chhabra, S. C.
dc.contributor.author	Ansorg, R.
dc.contributor.author	Fabry, W.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-10-30T08:44:21Z
dc.date.available	2012-10-30T08:44:21Z
dc.date.issued	1996-05
dc.identifier.citation	Arzneimittelforschung. 1996 May;46(5):539-40.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/5870
dc.description.abstract	Trees of the genus Terminalia have long been used in the traditional medicine of Kenya (East Africa). In an ethnopharmacological approach, extracts of the stem bark of Terminalia spinosa were investigated for antibacterial and antifungal activity. The extracts were active against Helicobacter pylori, with the following minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC): MIC50 of 125 mg/l, MIC90 of 250 mg/l, and MIC-range of 62.5-500 mg/l. Yeasts of the genus Candida showed a similar susceptibility. The results indicate that the plant if a source of antimicrobial compounds with therapeutic potential.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	PubMed	en_US
dc.title	Susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori and Candida spp. to the east African plant Terminalia spinosa.	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US