Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Pterygota macrocarpa and Cola gigantea (Sterculiaceae)
Joint Authors
Agyare, Christian
Adu, Francis
Koffuor, George Asumeng
Mensah, Kwesi Boadu
Adu-Amoah, Louis
Boamah, Vivian Etsiapa
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pterygota macrocarpa and Cola gigantea are African medicinal plants used in traditional medicine for the treatment of sores, skin infections, and other inflammatory conditions including pains.
This study therefore aims at investigating the antimicrobial properties of ethanol leaf and stem bark extracts of P.
macrocarpa and C.
gigantea using the agar diffusion and the micro-dilution techniques and also determining the anti-inflammatory properties of the extracts of these plants in carrageenan-induced foot edema in seven-day old chicks.
The minimum inhibitory concentration of both ethanol leaf and bark extracts of P.
macrocarpa against the test organisms was from 0.125 to 2.55 mg/mL and that of C.
gigantea extracts was 0.125 to 2.75 mg/mL.
Extracts with concentration of 50 mg/mL were most active against the test organisms according to the agar diffusion method.
All the extracts of P.
macrocarpa and C.
gigantea at 30, 100, and 300 mg/kg body weight except ethanol leaf extract of C.
gigantea exhibited significant anti-inflammatory effects (P≤0.001).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Agyare, Christian& Koffuor, George Asumeng& Boamah, Vivian Etsiapa& Adu, Francis& Mensah, Kwesi Boadu& Adu-Amoah, Louis. 2012. Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Pterygota macrocarpa and Cola gigantea (Sterculiaceae). Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Agyare, Christian…[et al.]. Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Pterygota macrocarpa and Cola gigantea (Sterculiaceae). Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Agyare, Christian& Koffuor, George Asumeng& Boamah, Vivian Etsiapa& Adu, Francis& Mensah, Kwesi Boadu& Adu-Amoah, Louis. Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Pterygota macrocarpa and Cola gigantea (Sterculiaceae). Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028609