Antimicrobial activity of selected Peruvian medicinal plants

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 199-204

  Rojas, Rosario ^a,b   Bustamante, Beatriz ^c   Bauer, José ^b   Fernández, Irma ^b   Albán, Joaquina ^d   Lock, Olga ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

Author keywords

Agar well diffusion assay; Antimicrobial; Medicinal plants; Per

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ALCOHOL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CESTRUM AURICULATUM EXTRACT; IRYANTHERA LANCIFOLIA EXTRACT; LEPECHINIA MEYENII EXTRACT; OPHYROSPORUS PERUVIANUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CESTRUM AURICULATUM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; IRYANTHERA LANCIFOLIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEPENCHINIA MEYENII; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; NONHUMAN; OPHRYOSPORUS PERUVIANUS; PERU; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

EID: 0041829133     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00212-5     Document Type: Article

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