Antibacterial activities of four Thai medicinal plants

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1466-1471

  Trakulsomboon, Suwanna ^a   Kummalue, Tanawan ^a   Jiratchariyakul, Weena ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activities; Balanophora abbreviate Bl; Erycibe elliptilimba Merr Chun; Gelonium multiflorum A Juss; Pouzolzia pentandra Benn

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOSTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEVER; INFECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; THAILAND;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BALANOPHORACEAE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; THAILAND;

EID: 33749443537     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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