Evaluation of the antimycobacterial activity of extracts from plants used as self-medication by AIDS patients in Thailand

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-75

  Phongpaichit, S ^a   Vuddhakul, V ^a   Subhadhirasakul, S ^a   Wattanapiromsakul, C ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

1 Acetoxychavicol acetate; AIDS patients; Alamar blue assay; Antimycobacterial; Piperine; Thai medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

1' ACETOXYCHAVICOL ACETATE; ACANTHUS EBRACTEATUS EXTRACT; ALPINIA GALANGA EXTRACT; BALERIA LUPULINA EXTRACT; BETEL EXTRACT; BOESENBERGIA PANDURATE EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; COCCINIA GRANDIS EXTRACT; ECLIPTA PROSTATA EXTRACT; GYNURA PSEUDOCHINA HISPIDA EXTRACT; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; METHANOL; MURRAYA PANICULATA EXTRACT; PIPER CHABA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RIFAMPICIN; SPILANTHES ACMELLA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET EXTRACT;

ACANTHUS EBRACTEATUS; AIDS PATIENT; ALPINIA GALANGA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BALERIA LUPULINA; BOESENBERGIA PANDURATA; COCCINIA GRANDIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ECLIPTA PROSTATA; FRUIT; GYNURA PSEUDOCHINA HISPIDA; MICROPLATE ALAMAR BLUE ASSAY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MURRAYA PANICULATA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PIPER BETLE; PIPER CHABA; RHIZOME; SELF MEDICATION; SPILANTHES ACMELLA; THAILAND; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET;

ACANTHUS EBRACTEATUS; ALPINIA GALANGA; BOESENBERGIA; BOESENBERGIA PANDURATA; COCCINIA GRANDIS; ECLIPTA; GYNURA; MURRAYA PANICULATA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PIPER BETEL; PIPER BETLE; PIPER CHABA; SPILANTHES ACMELLA; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET;

EID: 33644968203     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200500531060     Document Type: Article

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