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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics
Traditional medicine in North Côte-d'Ivoire: Screening of 50 medicinal plants for antibacterial activity
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 93, No. 1, Year 2004
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Sixty-seven crude ethanol extracts from 50 plants (31 families), which are used in North Côte-d'Ivoire as traditional remedies for bacterial diseases, were screened for in vitro activity against Gram negative (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and Gram positive (Staphyloccocus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus pyogenes and Bacillus subtilis) bacteria. Thirty-one extracts showed antibacterial activity only on Gram positive bacteria. Of these, 10 extracts from 10 plant species had a promising level of activity against bacteria including strains resistant to antibiotics such as aminosides, penicillin M, macrolides, lincosamide and streptrogramin B. The most active was Erythrina senegalensis DC (Fabaceae) followed by Bobgunnia madagascariensis (Desv.) J.H. Kirkbr. & Wiersema (Caesalpinaceae), Waltheria lanceolata R. Br. ex Mast. (Sterculiaceae), Uapaca togoensis Pax. (Euphorbiaceae), Ximenia americana L. (Olacaceae), Khaya senegalensis (Ders.) A. Juss. (Meliaceae), Lannea acida A. Rich. (Anacardiaceae), Cissus populnea Guill. & Perr. (Vitaceae), Keetia hispida (Benth.) Bridson (Rubiaceae) and Ficus thonningii (Miq.) A. Rich. (Moraceae). This is the first report of the antibacterial potency of these 10 plant species on a range of bacteria. The results provided evidence that some of the studied plants might indeed be potential sources of new antibacterial agents, also against some antibiotic-resistant strains. © 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Koné, Witabouna Mamidou
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Université de Cocody-abidjan
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques Abidjan
Kamanzi Atindehou, K.
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Université de Cocody-abidjan
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques Abidjan
Terreaux, Christian
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Hostettmann, Kurt
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Traoré, Dossahoua Kapitché
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Université de Cocody-abidjan
Dosso, Mireille Bretin
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Institut Pasteur de Cote-d'ivoire
Statistics
Citations: 372
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jep.2004.03.006
ISSN:
03788741
Research Areas
Health System And Policy