Antimicrobial potential of two different Hypericum species available in India

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 692-695

  Mukherjee, Pulok K ^a,b   Saritha, G S ^a   Suresh, B ^a  

^a JSS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetone; Antibacterial; Antifungal; Antimicrobial; Chloroform methanol extract; Hypericum mysorense; Hypericum patulum; Leaves and stems; Petroleum ether

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLOROFORM; GRISEOFULVIN; HYPERICUM MYSORENSE EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PATULUM EXTRACT; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG ISOLATION; FUNGUS; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM MYSORENSE; HYPERICUM PATULUM; INDIA; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; FUNGI; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS;

FUNGI; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PATULUM;

EID: 0036847498     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1016     Document Type: Article

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