Antimicrobial Study of Essential Oils of Ocimum Gratissimum Leaves and Zanthoxylum Xanthoxyloides Fruits from Cameroon

Overview

Journal Fitoterapia

Publisher Elsevier

Specialties Pharmacology
Rehabilitation Medicine

Date 2003 May 3

PMID 12727495

Citations 9

Authors

M B Ngassoum

J J Essia-Ngang

L N Tatsadjieu

L Jirovetz

G Buchbauer

O Adjoudji

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Abstract

An investigation of antimicrobial activities of essential oils of fresh leaves of Ocimum gratissimum and the essential oil of the dried fruits of Zanthoxylum xanthoxyloides was carried out. The essential oils showed extensive inhibition zones and are, therefore, effective antimicrobial systems.

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