Abstract  Background: The use of the stem bark of Drypetes floribunda in the treatment of microbial infections is common amongst the people of Kwahu Asakraka in the Eastern Region of Ghana. However not much studies have been done to establish the scientific basis of this and to isolate the bioactive principles from the stem bark. Objectives: To assess the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of the stem bark and to isolate some bioactive principles and investigate their antimicrobial act...

Abstract Background:The world health organization recognizes leishmaniasis as a major tropical disease with no effective vaccine against it. Chemotherapy, the only effective way to treat all forms of the disease, is toxic and expensive. Hence, there is need for scientists to scale up the search for new anti-leishmanial agents. The present study investigated the in vitro anti-leishmanial activity of five surface compounds of Tarchonanthus camphoratus. Methods: The surface exudates were obt...