Phytochemical analyses, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of stem bark extracts of Distemonanthus benthamianus H. Baill. and fruit extracts of Solanum torvum Sw. from Gabon

• Published in: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
• Main Authors: Cédric Sima Obiang, Rick Léonid Ngoua Meye Misso, Guy Roger Ndong Atome, Joseph Privat Ondo, Louis Clément Obame Engonga, Edouard Nsi Emvo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019
• Subjects: antioxidants; phytochemical; antimicrobial; distemonanthus benthamianus; solanum torvum; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic; Mueller
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4103/2221-1691.259001; https://doaj.org/article/b4bea74c77b0435f8d50e7ef5f46d544

Objective: To evaluate the phytochemical constituents, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the extracts of Distemonanthus benthamianus (D. benthamianus) stem bark and Solanum torvum (S. torvum) fruit which have been used as traditional medicinal herbs in Gabon. Methods: Plant extracts were s...