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Effect of [Moringa oleifera] Seed Extracts in the Treatment of Experimental Pyodermia

Author(s): Caceres A., S. Lopez
Published in: Pharmacological Properties of Moringa oleifera. Jun 25, 1991
Volume: 62 Issue: 5 Article number: 3 Pages: pp. 449-45

Moringa oleifera has been used, where grown, in treatment of skin irritation and infections, and in this study, the effects of the M. oleifera seed extracts are tested on experimental pyodermia in mice. It was found that when applied daily to infected lesions, the substances containing the extracts healed the wounds faster than the control, and just as fast as an antibiotic ointment, suggesting fair antibiotical properties to the extracts of M. oleifera seeds.

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Effect of [Moringa oleifera] Seed Extracts in the Treatment of Experimental Pyodermia

Author(s): Caceres A., S. Lopez
Published in: Pharmacological Properties of Moringa oleifera. Jun 25, 1991
Volume: 62 Issue: 5 Article number: 3 Pages: pp. 449-45
Free Article: http://mail.treesforlife.org:8083/moringa_articles/Caceres1991Fitoterapia_antimicrob_Moringa.pdf

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