The antimicrobial activity and phytochemistry of african wormwood ( artemisia )
| dc.contributor.author | Gwebu, Lehlohonolo, Tebogo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-29T12:43:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-29T12:43:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2003-06-13 | |
| dc.description | A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Science In Medicine ( Pharmaceutical Affairs ) | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | Artemisia afra Jacq. wild also known as African wormwood, " umhlonyane" ( Xhosa and Zulu ) "lengana" ( Sotho And Tswana ) and "wildeals" ( Afrikaans 0 is an aromatic shrub belonging to the Asteraceace. It is widespread in South Africa extending from the mountainous regions of South Western cape, along the eastern coast to the Northern Province ( van Wyk et. al;1997 ) Due to the popular use of A. afra. The aerial part of sixteen samples from four natural populations were hydrodistilled and the essential oil analysed by GC_MS and tested for antimicrobial activity on anumber of bacteria and fungi. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.librarian | IT2018 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10539/25913 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.mesh | Anti-Infective Agents | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Plants | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Artemisia | |
| dc.title | The antimicrobial activity and phytochemistry of african wormwood ( artemisia ) | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_ZA |