| plants used in guatemala for the treatment of respiratory diseases. 1. screening of 68 plants against gram-positive bacteria. | respiratory ailments are important causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. ethnobotanical surveys and literature reviews conducted in guatemala during 1986-88 showed that 234 plants from 75 families, most of them of american origin, have been used for the treatment of respiratory ailments. three gram-positive bacteria causing respiratory infections (staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus pneumoniae and streptococcus pyogenes) were used to screen 68 of the most commonly used plan ... | 1991 | 2023428 |