Alkaloid extracts from Combretum zeyheri inhibit the growth of Mycobacterium smegmatis
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Alkaloid extracts from Combretum zeyheri inhibit the growth of Mycobacterium smegmatis
BACKGROUND Current tuberculosis regimens have failed to combat the issue of drug resistance and ethno medicines may represent a possible source of antimycobacterial agents. Combretum species are well known in African traditional medicines and used for various ailments including pneumonia, venereal diseases like syphilis, mental problems, relief of sore throats and colds, fever, and chest coughs...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1472-6882
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1636-0