Carrier herbal medicine: An evaluation of the antimicrobial and anticancer activity in some frequently used remedies

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 151-156

  Ritch Krc, E M ^a   Turner, N J ^b   Towers, G H N ^c  

^a Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial Cytotoxic activity; Carrier; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANADA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MASTOCYTOMA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030032701     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(96)01407-9     Document Type: Article

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