Antimicrobial activity of various extracts and carvacrol from Lippia multiflora leaf extract

Phytomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-61

  Kunle, O ^a   Okogun, J ^a   Egamana, E ^a   Emojevwe, E ^a   Shok, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Carvacrol; Lippia multiflora

Indexed keywords

CARVACROL; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; LIPPIA MULTIFLORA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; LIPPIA MULTIFLORA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LIPPIA; LIPPIA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 0037282675     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/094471103321648674     Document Type: Article

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