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Plants used in Guatemala for the treatment of respiratory diseases. 2: Evaluation of activity of 16 plants against gram-positive bacteria.
J Ethnopharmacol
May 1993
Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of San Carlos (USAC), Guatemala.
Plants used in Guatemala for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. 3. Confirmation of activity against enterobacteria of 16 plants.
J Ethnopharmacol
January 1993
Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of San Carlos (USAC), Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Ethnobotanical surveys and literature review identified 408 plants used in Guatemala for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. The screening of 84 showed that 34 inhibit one or more enterobacteria; 16 of these were selected for further investigation. Extracts were obtained with three solvents of different polarity (n-hexane, acetone and alcohol) and the in vitro activity was demonstrated against enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis and Shigella flexneri.
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