Antibacterial activity of some Peruvian medicinal plants from the Callejon de Huaylas

J Ethnopharmacol. 2002 Jan;79(1):133-8. doi: 10.1016/s0378-8741(01)00398-1.

Abstract

Extracts of eight medicinal plants from the Callejon de Huaylas in Peru were screened for antibacterial activity in eighteen bacterial strains by the agar-diffusion method; six of these were active against a variety of bacteria.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Ethnobotany
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Peru
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plants, Medicinal*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Plant Extracts