Search for antibacterial and antifungal agents from selected Indian medicinal plants

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 182-188

  Kumar, V Prashanth ^a   Chauhan, Neelam S ^a   Padh, Harish ^a   Rajani, M ^a  

^a B V PATEL PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PERD CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Indian medicinal plants; Plant extracts; Screening

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARISTOLOCHIA INDICA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA ANNUA EXTRACT; BIXA ORELLANA EXTRACT; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA EXTRACT; CASSIA FISTULA EXTRACT; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOREMA AMMONIACUM EXTRACT; DRACAENA CINNABARI EXTRACT; GLORIOSA SUPERBA EXTRACT; HELECTRES ISORA EXTRACT; HEMIDESMUS INDICUS EXTRACT; JATROPHA GOSSYPIFOLIA EXTRACT; LANTANA CAMARA EXTRACT; LYCIUM BARBARUM EXTRACT; MALLOTUS PHILIIPPINENSIS EXTRACT; MOMORDICA DIOICA EXTRACT; MURRAYA EXOTICA EXTRACT; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RANDIA DUMETORUM EXTRACT; SOLANUM INDICUM EXTRACT; SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS EXTRACT; TAXUS BACCATA EXTRACT; TECOMA STANS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITEX NIGUNDO EXTRACT;

ABIES WEBBIANA; ABRUS; ABUTILON INDICUM; ACILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; AEGLE MARMELOS; AILANTHUS EXCELSA; ALANGIUM SALVIFOLIUM; ALBEZZIA LEBBECK; AMMONIAC PLANT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARISTOCHIA INDICA; ARISTOLOCHIA INDICA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BALANITES ROXBURGHII; BIXA ORELLANA; BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA; BOSWELLIA SERRATA; CAESALPINIA BONDUCELLA; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASSIA FISTULA; CERAONIA SILIQUA; CISSAMPELOS PARIERA; COMNIPHORA MUKUL; COMNORA MUKUL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORONICUM HOOKERI; DRACAENA CINNABARI; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ECLIPTA ALBA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FAGONIA ARABICA; GISEKIA PHARMACEOIDES; GLORIOSA SUPERBA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HELECTRES ISORA; HEMIDESMUS INDICUS; INDIA; JATROPHA GOSSPIFOLIA; JATROPHA GOSSYPIFOLIA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LANTANA CAMARA; LEUCAENA GLAUCA; LUFFA ECHINATA; LYCIUM BARBARUM; MALLOTUS PHILIPPINENSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MESUA FERREA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MOMORDICA DIOICA; MURRAYA EXOTICA; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSII; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS MADERASPATENSIS; PINUS GERARDIANA; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PUTRANJEEVA ROXBURGHII; QUISQUALIS INDICA; RADISH; RANDIA DUMETORUM; RUTA GRAVEOLENS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SESBANIA AEGYPTIACA; SOLANUM INDICUM; SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPLOCOS RACEMOSA; TAXUS BACCATA; TECOMA STANS; TEPHROSIA PURPUREA; THESPESIA POPULNEA; THEVETIA NERRIFOLIA; VITEX NIGUNDO;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; INDIA; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

ARISTOLOCHIA INDICA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASSIA FISTULA; DOREMA AMMONIACUM; DRACAENA CINNABARI; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; JATROPHA GOSSYPIIFOLIA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LANTANA CAMARA; MALLOTUS PHILIPPENSIS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33747603674     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.03.013     Document Type: Article

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