Evaluation of antibacterial activities of medicinal plants widely used among AIDS patients in Thailand

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 701-706

  Voravuthikunchai, Supayang Piyawan ^a   Phongpaichit, Souwalak ^a   Subhadhirasakul, Sanan ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Medicinal plants; MRSA; Salmonella typhi; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

ACANTHUS EBRACTEATUS EXTRACT; ALPINIA GALANGA EXTRACT; BALERIA LUPULINA EXTRACT; BETEL EXTRACT; BOESENBERGIA ROTUNDA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; COCCINIA GRANDIS EXTRACT; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; GYNURA PSEUDOCHINA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; METHANOL; MURRAYA PANICULATA EXTRACT; PIPER CHABA EXTRACT; SPILANTHES ACMELLA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET EXTRACT;

ACANTHACEAE; AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; AIDS PATIENT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CUCUMBER; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; PIPERACEAE; RUTACEAE; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SELF MEDICATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; ZINGIBERACEAE;

ACANTHACEAE; ACANTHUS EBRACTEATUS; ALPINIA GALANGA; ASTERACEAE; BOESENBERGIA ROTUNDA; COCCINIA GRANDIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; GYNURA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MURRAYA PANICULATA; PIPER BETEL; PIPER BETLE; PIPER CHABA; PIPERACEAE; POSIBACTERIA; RUTACEAE; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SPILANTHES ACMELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 30344481917     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200500385194     Document Type: Article

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