Medicinal plants and antimicrobial activity

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 80-84

  Rios J L ^a   Recio, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Antimicrobial activity; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLOVE OIL; DITERPENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; GARLIC EXTRACT; LACTONE; NAPHTHOQUINONE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PLANT EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENE; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE; TRITERPENE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CINNAMON; CLOVE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG RESEARCH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; GARLIC; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROORGANISM; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; OREGANO; PARAMETER; REVIEW; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SALVIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYME; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 23044505406     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.04.025     Document Type: Short Survey

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