Antibacterial activity of South African Helichrysum species
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Comparative antibacterial activity of two Helichrysum species used in male circumcision in South Africa
The leaves of Helichrysum pedunculafum and H. longifolium are used for the treatment of wounds arising from male circumcision by the Xhosas and the Pandas of South Africa, respect ively. The an tibacterial activity of these herbs was compared by direct bioautography using Staphylococcus aureus. Extracts from the leaves of H. pedunculafum showed more activity against the bacterium than those fro...
متن کاملMicrosatellite primers for a species of South African everlasting daisy (Helichrysum odoratissimum; Gnaphalieae, Asteraceae)1
PREMISE OF THE STUDY Microsatellites were developed for the widespread Helichrysum odoratissimum (Asteraceae) to estimate gene flow across diploid populations and to test if gene flow occurs among other closely related lineages within this genus. METHODS AND RESULTS Ten primer pairs were developed and tested using populations across South Africa; however, only seven primer pairs were polymorp...
متن کاملAntibacterial activity of South African plants used for medicinal purposes.
Crude extracts from 21 South African medicinal plants, traditionally used for ailments of an infectious or septic nature, were screened for in vitro antibacterial activity using the agar diffusion and dilution methods. Almost all the activity exhibited was against Gram-positive bacteria, with 12 of the 21 plant species tested showing some activity against Bacillus subtilis. Only the Warburgia s...
متن کاملAcylphloroglucinol Derivatives from the South African Helichrysum niveum and Their Biological Activities.
Phytochemical investigation of aerial parts of Helichrysum niveum (H. niveum) using different chromatographic methods including semi-preparative HPLC afforded three new (1-3) and six known (4-10) acylphloroglucinols alongside a known dialcohol triterpene (11). The structures of the isolated compounds were characterized accordingly as 1-benzoyl-3 (3-methylbut-2-enylacetate)-phloroglucinol (helin...
متن کاملAntibacterial activity of some Epilobium L. species aerial parts extract
The emergence of new pathogens and the increase in the number of multidrug-resistant strains in well-established pathogens during the past decade represent a growing public health concern globally. Therefore, it is important to introduce and replace new sources of drug such as medicinal plants with antimicrobial properties. The aim of the present sturdy was to evaluate the antibacterial effects...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: South African Journal of Botany
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0254-6299
DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6299(15)30903-0