Chemical Constituents and an Alternative Medicinal Veterinary Herbal Soap Made from Senna macranthera

Upon undergoing biomonitoring, the most active dichloromethane extract retrieved from Senna macranthera roots led to the isolation of three main compounds: emodine, physione, and chrysophanol. In this sequence, these compounds revealed a potential antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus...

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Main Authors: Flávia Inoue Andrade, Gislaine Aparecida Purgato, Thalita de Faria Maia, Raoni Pais Siqueira, Sâmia Lima, Gaspar Diaz, Marisa Alves Nogueira Diaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/217598