Screening of some Indigenous Qatari Medicinal Plants for Antimicrobial Activity

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 751-753

  Mahasneh, Adel M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Crude extracts; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; QATAR; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QATAR;

EID: 0036887047     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1037     Document Type: Article

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