Anti-infectious phytotherapies of the tree-savannah of Senegal (West-Africa) II. Antimicrobial activity of 33 species.

The screening of the antimicrobial activity of 33 medicinal plants from Senegal is reported. None of these plants showed activity against the gram-negative test bacteria and against Candida albicans. Extracts of Cnestis ferruginea and Voacanga africana showed strong activity against Aspergillus niger. The former plant was also active against dermatophytes. Twenty-five of the plants tested showed activity against gram-positive bacteria.

[Anti-infectious plant therapies of the forest and savanna regions of Senegal (western Africa). I. A listing]. / Les phytothérapies anti-infectieuses de la fôret-savane, Sénégal (Afrique occidentale). I. Un inventaire.

The use of medicinal plants for the treatment of infectious diseases, by the Diola-boulouf in the Basse Casamance, the South of Senegal, has been studied. The preparation and the indications of 50 plants are described. These data are supplemented with previous reports on the anti-infectious use of these plants.