Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: Natural substances of botanical origin have been important in African traditional medical practice.They have been used for various illnesses such as infections.Infectious diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria affect many communities and the treatment is made difficult partly because of antibiotic resistant strains.Phytochemicals isolated from medicinal plants are known to be effective in treating bacterial infections.Species under Croton genus are found in the different parts of the world and are widely used for the treatment of bacterial infections.The objectives of the study were to evaluate antibacterial properties and synergistic effects on antibiotic treatments of Croton species.Electronic database MEDLINE was searched for studies from January 1990 to November 2011 on antibacterial properties of extracts of Croton species against different bacterial strains.Ten articles, with twelve species of Croton, filled the inclusion and exclusion criteria.The following Croton species were used in the studies: C. megalobotrys C. steenkapianus, C. silvaticus, C. pseudopulchellus, C. zambesicus, C. macrostachyus, C. tiglium, C. campestris, C. zehntneri, C. cajucara, C. urucurana and C. sonderianus
Author: Dadson, Prince Y
Language: English
Subfield: Food Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3097190489