Philippine Tsaang Gubat (Ehretia microphylla Lam) and Ampalaya (Momordica charantia L.) Leaf Extracts Lack Amoebicidal Activity in vitro
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The in vitro antimicrobial activity of fruit and leaf crude extracts of Momordica charantia: a Tanzania medicinal plant.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the antimicrobial activity of Momordica charantia extracts on reference strains and microorganisms isolated from clinical specimens. METHOD Petroleum ether and methanolic crude extracts of fruits and leaves of the plant were evaluated for antimicrobial activity using the disk diffusion method on four reference microorganisms (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Can...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Medica Philippina
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2094-9278,0001-6071
DOI: 10.47895/amp.v54i1.1081