Conventional Antimicrobial and Medicinal Plants from a Traditional Medicine Market in South Africa: An Interactive Antimicrobial and Toxicity Study

When medicinal plants acquired from a traditional medicine market in South Africa are used in combination with conventional antibiotics and antifungals, more than half of the combinations exhibit antagonism, which is concerning.

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Antibiotics
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2025-05-15
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https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14050512
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Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
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Conventional Antimicrobial and Medicinal Plants from a Traditional Medicine Market in South Africa: An Interactive Antimicrobial and Toxicity Study

Zelna Booth, Sandy van Vuuren, Sabiha Y. Essack
Antibiotics
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
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Conventional Antimicrobial and Medicinal Plants from a Traditional Medicine Market in South Africa: An Interactive Antimicrobial and Toxicity Study

Zelna Booth, Sandy van Vuuren, Sabiha Y. Essack
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Abstract

When medicinal plants acquired from a traditional medicine market in South Africa are used in combination with conventional antibiotics and antifungals, more than half of the combinations exhibit antagonism, which is concerning.

AntibioticsVol. 14(5)
University of the Witwatersrand (ZA), University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Openalex Percentile: Top 93%
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
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