| antigonorrhoeal activity of plants used in guatemala for the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. | plants popularly used in guatemala for the treatment of gonorrhoea were macerated in 50% alcohol and the tincture tested for in vitro activity against neisseria gonorrhoeae using strains isolated from symptomatic patients and confirmed by standard bacteriological procedures. from 46 plants investigated, 13 (28.3%) showed evident inhibition zones (> 9 mm), seven (15.2%) showed small activity (6.1-8.9 mm) and 26 (56.5%) showed no activity; nine of these plants inhibited five strains of n. gonorrho ... | 1995 | 8583798 |