Antibiotic Activity of Couroupita guianensis

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 95-108

  Khan, M R ^a   Kihara, M ^a   Omoloso, A D ^a  

^a PAPUA NEW GUINEA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Antimicrobial activity; Medicinal plant; New Guinea; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BUTANOL; COUROUPITA GUIANENSIS EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; METHANOL DERIVATIVE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUROUPITA GUIANENSIS; DRUG ISOLATION; FLOWER; FRACTIONATION; FRUIT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM;

COUROUPITA GUIANENSIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0142219837     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v10n03_10     Document Type: Article

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