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Antibacterial and antifungal activities of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Aspilia mossambicensis from Hoima district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
Current strategies to overcome the global problem of antimicrobial resistance include research in finding new and innovative antimicrobials from plants. This study was carried out to determine the antimicrobial activity ...
Anti-salmonella activity of Ethanolic extracts of Eucalyptus globulus and Allium sativum
(Makerere University, 2019-08)
Salmonella infections (typhoid fever) are among the leading public health threat in Uganda. Conventional drugs have been effectively used in the treatment of infections however, they are faced with many challenges which ...
The in-vitro antibacterial activity of root and leaf extracts of Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus) against some selected bacteria
(Makerere University, 2019-08)
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) belongs to the family malvaceae and is widely cultivated in India, Africa, American and Brazil for its fibrous fruits containing round, white seeds. This study was carried out to determine the ...
Antibacterial activity of ethanolic, methanolic and aqueous leaf extracts of Lantana camara from Ibanda, Western Uganda on archived Klebsiella pneumoniae and Streptococcus pneumoniae
(Makerere University, 2019-10)
Current strategies to overcome the global problem of antimicrobial resistance include research in finding new antimicrobials from plants. Studies have documented that some plants contain bioactive compounds known as ...
Antimicrobial activity of ethanolic extracts of Canavalia ensiformis (L.) DC and a Psidium guajava (L.) with Bidens pilosa (L.) combination against four Salmonella typhi strains
(Makerere University, 2019-10)
Typhoid is a major global enteric burden in low and middle income countries that has been
aggravated by emergence of resistant Salmonella typhi strains, its causative agent, with an
increasing resistance to fluoroquinolones. ...
Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of aqueous extract of Spilanthes acmella in experimental animal models
(Makerere University, 2023)
Inflammation is one of the complex bio-chemical responses in the body, a common predisposing factor to several life-threatening disease pathogenesis necessitating the use of conventional drugs with several reported adverse ...