Parmelia cirrhatum: A potential source of broad spectrum natural antifungal

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 399-400

  Shahi, Sushil K ^a   Patra, Mamta ^a   Dikshit, Anupam ^a   Upreti, D K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Fungi; Lichen; Natural antifungal; Parmelia cirrhatum

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PARMELIA CIRRHATUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STORAGE; INDIA; LICHEN; NONHUMAN; PARMELIA CIRRHATUM; SKIN IRRITATION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG STORAGE; HUMANS; LICHENS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSPORUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TRICHOPHYTON;

FUNGI; MAMMALIA; PARMELIA;

EID: 0038559807     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1123     Document Type: Article

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