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ArticleAfrican journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM2013

The antimicrobial assessment of some Nigerian herbal soap.

O A Igbeneghu

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Article in African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

O A IgbeneghuDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
Obafemi Awolowo University · NG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Twenty samples of herbal soaps were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against bacteria and yeast of significance in skin infections with the aim to provide some justification for the continued use of the soaps in the management of superficial skin infections. All the soaps were found to possess antimicrobial activity in a concentration and organism dependent manner. The soaps were more active against the gram positive organisms than the Gram negative organisms while none of the soaps had activity against the tested yeasts. Only 35% of the soaps were appropriately packaged with adequate directions for use and storage. The study showed that the tested soaps possessed antimicrobial properties and they can contribute to the treatment and management of skin infections caused by bacteria if well prepared with the appropriate plant materials to target specific causative organisms and packaged with appropriate directions for use and storage.

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Plants, MedicinalAnti-Infective AgentsBacillusCandidaCandida albicansEscherichia coliMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNigeriaPlant ExtractsPseudomonas aeruginosaSoapsStaphylococcusStaphylococcus aureusStaphylococcus epidermidisAnti-Infective AgentsPlant ExtractsSoapsAntimicrobial activityHerbal soapsMedicinal plantsSkin infections

Identifiers

PMID24311879
PMCPMC3847394
OpenAlexW2046196446

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