J Ethnopharmacol. 1989 Sep; 26(2): 101-9.

Study of Rwandese medicinal plants used in the treatment of diarrhoea I.

MaÃ¯kere-Faniyo R, Van Puyvelde L, Mutwewingabo A, Habiyaremye FX.

Centre Universitaire de Recherche sur la PharmacopÃ©e et la MÃ©decine Traditionnelle, UniversitÃ© Nationale du Rwanda, Butare.

A series of 20 medicinal plants used in the Rwandese traditional medicine to treat diarrhoeal diseases has been screened for antibacterial activity against several Salmonella and Shigella and for antidiarrhoeal activity on mice. Fifty percent of the plants tested showed antibacterial activity against one or more microorganisms and 65% showed antidiarrhoeal activity.