Antimicrobial activities and toxicity of crude extract of the psophocarpus tetragonolobus pods

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-63

  Latha, L Yoga ^a   Sasidharan, S ^a   Zuraini, Z ^a   Suryani, S ^a   Shirley, L ^a   Sangetha, S ^a   Davaselvi, M ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activities; Artemia salina; Cytotoxicity assay; P. tetragonoblobus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NYSTATIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PSOPHOCARPUS TETRAGONOLOBUS EXTRACT; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DIFFUSION; FUNGAL STRAIN; HEMOLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LETHALITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; POD; PSOPHOCARPUS TETRAGONOLOBUS; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 33846378464     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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