Chinyere Ezeanya

Bitter Kola (Garcinia Kola): Antimicrobial and Therapeutic Qualities: an Answer to Challenging Infections Chinyere Ezeanya

Bacterial species such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi continues to present unique challenges to clinicians, microbiologists and the molecular biologists around the world. These organisms are typically resistant to several antimicrobial agents but have been discovered to be susceptible to medicinal plants. Topics covered in this book include: Strategies for the extraction of bitter kola?s anti-microbial agents, Anti-microbial activity of the extract of bitter kola seed and leaf on Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi, Epidemiological characteristics and pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi, Therapeutic and Economic benefit of bitter kola, Nutritional Importance of bitter kola, Recommended treatment of some selected bacterial infections using bitter kola and Future trend of bitter kola. This book should be especially useful to professionals in the field of medicine, or anyone else who may be considering utilizing medicinal plants for health purposes.