Antimicrobial activity of extracts of three major plants from the Chihuahuan desert

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 175-177

  Verástegui, M Angeles ^a   Sánchez, César A ^a   Heredia, Norma L ^a   García Alvarado, J Santos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agave lecheguilla; Antimicrobial activity; Baccharis glutinosa; Larrea tridentata; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEXICO; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOULD; NONHUMAN; YEAST;

AGAVE LECHEGUILLA; BACCHARIS GLUTINOSA; LARREA TRIDENTATA;

EID: 0343183031     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(96)84802-1     Document Type: Article

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