Anti-infectious phytotherapies of the tree-savanna, Senegal (West Africa) III: a summary of the phytochemical substances and the antimicrobial activity of 43 species.
Grand A. le
Author Affiliation: Centre of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 25 : 315-338
Abstract : The results of a literature survey of the ethnobotanical and pharmacological data concerning 43 species used by the Diola against fungal and bacterial infections are presented. The plants, their medicinal uses, known constituents and antimicrobial activities are listed. The traditional uses of 10 species (Adansonia digitata, Azadirachta indica, Carica papaya, Cassia tora, Fagara [Zanthoxylum] leprieurii, Guiera senegalensis, Khaya senegalensis, Mangifera indica, Psidium guajava and Voacanga africana) were clearly associated with the presence of pharmacologically-active substances.