Antimicrobial activity, phenolic content and cytotoxicity of medicinal plant extracts used for treating dermatological diseases and wound healing in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Antimicrobial activity, phenolic content and cytotoxicity of medicinal plant extracts used for treating dermatological diseases and wound healing in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Medicinal plants used for wound healing and skin diseases are the key to unlocking the doors to combating problematic skin diseases as resistance of pathogens to pharmaceuticals and allopathic management continues to increase. The study aimed at investigating the antimicrobial efficacies, phenolic c...

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Main Authors: Shanaz Ghuman, Bhekumthetho Ncube, Jeffrey F Finnie, Lyndy Joy McGaw, Roger M Coopoosamy, Johannes Van Staden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Skin Diseases
Wound Healing
Cytotoxicity
antimicrobial
phenolic compounds
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2016.00320/full

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