Antimicrobial evaluation of some plants used in Mexican traditional medicine for the treatment of infectious diseases

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 143-147

  Navarro, Victor ^a   Villarreal, Ma Luisa ^a   Rojas, Gabriela ^a   Lozoya, Xavier ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anti infective plant extracts; Antimicrobial assay; Folk medicine; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG THERAPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUCALYPTUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; INFECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEXICO; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0030249138     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(96)01429-8     Document Type: Article

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