The extracts from wooden chewing sticks, widely used in Africa for cleaning teeth have been tested in regards to their antibacterial activity. Specifically the extract from Fagara zanthoxyloides has been observed to produce a significant effect in red blood cells. The role o f the extract in sickle cell has not been fully evaluated. However, it appears to contribute, to some extent, to reduced oxygen tension, and the prevention of fragility in red blood cells.

tion of carbon compounds by some Actinomycetales as an aid for species determination. J.

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