Antimicrobial activity of Curcuma zedoaria and Curcuma malabarica tubers

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 147-151

  Wilson, B ^a   Abraham, G ^b   Manju, V S ^a   Mathew, M ^c   Vimala, B ^a   Sundaresan, S ^a   Nambisan, B ^a  

^a CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE PAUL PASCAL   (France)

^c GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial and antifungal activity; Curcuma malabarica; Curcuma zedoaria

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AGAR; ALCOHOL; CHLOROFORM; CURCUMA MALABARICA EXTRACT; CURCUMA ZEDOARIA EXTRACT; HEXANE; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA MALABARICA; CURCUMA ZEDOARIA; DILUTION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG USE; FUNGAL STRAIN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT TUBER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CURCUMA; CURCUMA ZEDOARIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 17644380615     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.02.004     Document Type: Article

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