The efficacy of Echinacea angustifolia tincture as an antimicrobial agent
| dc.contributor.advisor | McDavid, G. M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dhanraj, Pravith | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-31T06:49:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-31T06:49:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2001 | |
| dc.description | A dissertation in partial compliance with the requirements for a Master's Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy, Technikon Natal, 2001. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The aim of this study was to establish the effect of Echinacea angustifolia prepared in 30% ethanol and 62% ethanol in comparison to a 30% ethanol and 62% ethanol control respectively upon Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis in terms of the Kirby-Bauer Antimicrobial Sensitivity Test. The diameters of the zones of inhibition of the bacteria growth around the test and control substances were measured. The Echinacea angustifolia tincture prepared in 30% ethanol and the 30% ethanol control yielded no effect upon the bacteria tested. However, the Echinacea angustifolia tincture prepared in 62% ethanol and the 62% ethanol control both had an antimicrobial effect upon the bacteria. However, the Echinacea angustifolia tincture in 62% ethanol only produced a significant difference in comparison to the 62% ethanol control upon certain organisms, viz. Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis. | en_US |
| dc.description.level | M | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 88 p | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.51415/10321/2147 | |
| dc.identifier.other | DIT92460 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10321/2147 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Homeopathy | en_US |
| dc.title | The efficacy of Echinacea angustifolia tincture as an antimicrobial agent | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |