New Antimicrobials of Plant Origin

INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Historic Use of Plants as Antimicrobials
The Development of Phytomedicines and the Ethnomedicinal Approach
PRESENT USE OF PLANTS AS ANTIMICROBIALS
Therapeutic Benefit
Economic Benefit
PLANTS WITH PROMISING ANTIINFECTIVE ACTIVITY
Garcinia kola, bitter kola (Guttiferae)
Aframomum melegueta (Zingiberaceae) Grains of Paradise
Xylopia aethiopica, Ethiopian Pepper (Abbibacceae)
Cryptolepis sanguinolenta Lindl. Schltr. (Periplocaceae)
Chasmanthera dependens Hoschst (Menispermaceae)
Nauclea latifolia Smith (Rubiaceae)
Araliopsis tabouensis (Rutaceae)
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES

Infectious diseases account for approximately one-half of all deaths in tropical countries. In industrialized nations, despite the progress made in the understanding of microbiology and their control, incidents of epidemics due to drug resistant microorganisms and the emergence of hitherto unknown disease-causing microbes, pose......

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