Comparative antibacterial activity of two Helichrysum species used in male circumcision in South Africa.
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Journal of Botany
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0254-6299
DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6299(15)30728-6