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AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ANTIBACTE
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2.2.3.1 Bulbine frutescens 21 2.2.3
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ABSTRACT Traditional medicine has a
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to di
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H hr hour I INT p-iodonitrotetrazol
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LIST OF TABLES TABLES Page TABLE 1
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LIST OF FIGURES FIGURES Page FIGURE
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview
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In the rural communities where ther
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 TRA
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uses of medicinal plants (Matsiliza
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under strict quality control measur
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The utilization and identification
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2.2.1.2 Phytomedicine and phytochem
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2.2.1.3 Conservation of medicinal p
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interactions (Peoples Medical Socie
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Some of the medicinal plants invest
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2.2.3.1 Bulbine frutescens Bulbine
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2.2.3.4 Zantedeschia aethiopica Thi
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2.3 TOPICAL BURN WOUND INFECTIONS 2
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p. 386). The process of wound heali
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techniques especially when handling
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ody warm to prevent hypothermia, es
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2.3.3 Bacteria selected for investi
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TABLE 2 Summary of the selected tes
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extremely difficult to control. Res
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2001), the traditional method of pr
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Step 1: EXTRACTION: Fresh medicinal
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different steps performed to obtain
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4.2.2 Traditional preparations Besi
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Twofold serial dilutions were made
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