Which Approach Is More Effective in the Selection of Plants with Antimicrobial Activity?

The development of the present study was based on selections using random, direct ethnopharmacological, and indirect ethnopharmacological approaches, aiming to evaluate which method is the best for bioprospecting new antimicrobial plant drugs. A crude extract of 53 species of herbaceous plants colle...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Oliveira Silva, Elidiane Fonseca Santana, Antonio Marcos Saraiva, Felipe Neves Coutinho, Ricardo Henrique Acre Castro, Maria Nelly Caetano Pisciottano, Elba Lúcia Cavalcanti Amorim, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/308980