Antifungal activity of an aqueous extract of leaves of garlic creeper (Adenocilymma alliaceum Miers.)

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-16

  Rana, Bhupendra K ^a   Taneja, V ^a   Singh, U P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adenocalymma alliaceum Miers.; Antifungal activity; Aqueous extract; Garlic creeper; Plant extract; Spore germination

Indexed keywords

ADENOCILYMMA ALLIACEUM EXTRACT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SPORE GERMINATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

ADENOCALYMMA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ALTERNARIA BRASSICAE; FUNGI; PSEUDOCALYMMA ALLIACEUM;

EID: 0032812551     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.37.1.13.6324     Document Type: Article

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