Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plants of the Cerrado, Brazil

200877 citationsJournal Article

Authors

E. S. Costa · Universidade do Tocantins

Clélia Akiko Hiruma-Lima · Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Edeltrudes de Oliveira Lima · Universidade Federal da Paraíba

G. C. Sucupira · Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Aparecido Osdimir Bertolin · Universidade do Tocantins

Solange Fátima Lólis · Universidade do Tocantins

F. D. P. Andrade

Abstract

In order to determine the potential of Cerrado plants as sources of antimicrobial activity, the phytochemical screening of ethanol extracts from Virola surinamensis, Qualea grandiflora, Alchornea castaneifolia, Hancornia speciosa and Curatella americana traditionally used in folk medicine are reported.

Topics & Keywords

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Bee Products Chemical Analysis Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Phytotherapy Research

Volume 22, Issue 5, pp. 705-707

DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2397

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