In vitro anti-microbial activity of the Cuban medicinal plants Simarouba glauca DC, Melaleuca leucadendron L and Artemisia absinthium L

In vitro anti-microbial activity of the Cuban medicinal plants Simarouba glauca DC, Melaleuca leucadendron L and Artemisia absinthium L

In the present study, an extensive in vitro antimicrobial profiling was performed for three medicinal plants grown in Cuba, namely Simarouba glauca, Melaleuca leucadendron and Artemisia absinthium. Ethanol extracts were tested for their antiprotozoal potential against Trypanosoma b. brucei, Trypanos...

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Main Authors: Aymé Fernández-Calienes Valdés, Judith Mendiola Martínez, Ramón Scull Lizama, Marieke Vermeersch, Paul Cos, Louis Maes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
plants
antimicrobial activity
cytotoxicity
selectivity
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