In vitro antimicrobial activity of ethanol and water extracts of Cassia alata

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-4

  Somchit, M N ^a   Reezal, I ^a   Elysha Nur, I ^a   Mutalib, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Cassia alata; In vitro

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CASSIA ALATA EXTRACT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ENROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PLANT EXTRACT; TIOCONAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BARK; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASSIA ALATA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS GROWTH; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASSIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; MALAYSIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICROSPORUM; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER;

EID: 0037214759     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00146-0     Document Type: Article

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