Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of the Decoction of Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825) and Tropidurus semitaeniatus (Spix, 1825) Used by the Traditional Medicine

Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of the Decoction of Tropidurus hispidus (Spix, 1825) and Tropidurus semitaeniatus (Spix, 1825) Used by the Traditional Medicine

Tropidurus hispidus and Tropidurus semitaeniatus are two lizard species utilized in traditional medicine in Northeast Brazil. Their medicinal use includes diseases related with bacterial infections such as tonsillitis and pharyngitis. They are used in the form of teas (decoctions) for the treatment...

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Main Authors: Israel J. M. Santos, Edinardo F. F. Matias, Karla K. A. Santos, Maria F. B. M. Braga, Jacqueline C. Andrade, Teógenes M. Souza, Francisco A. V. Santos, Ana Carla A. Sousa, José G. M. Costa, Irwin R. A. Menezes, Rômulo R. N. Alves, Waltecio O. Almeida, Henrique D. M. Coutinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/747969

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