Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plants against Candida albicans

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-114

  Hassawi, Dhia ^a   Kharma, Abeer ^a  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Candida albicans; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA EXTRACT; ANTHEMIS PSEUDOCOTULA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA HERBA ALBA EXTRACT; CONVOLVULUS ALTHAEOIDES EXTRACT; CONVOLVULUS ARVENSIS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA EXTRACT; PLANTAGO MAJOR EXTRACT; SALVIA DOMINICA EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SALVIA SPINOSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA SANTOLINA; ANTHEMIS; ANTHEMIS PSEUDOCOTULA; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA HERBA-ALBA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONVOLVULUS; CONVOLVULUS ALTHAEOIDES; CONVOLVULUS ARVENSIS; FUNGI; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; PLANTAGO MAJOR; SALVIA; SALVIA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 33644507434     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2006.109.114     Document Type: Article

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