Ethnobotany and antibacterial activities of two endemic species of Hypericum in north-east of Iran

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 354-358

  Mazandarani, M ^a   Yassaghi, S ^a   Rezaei, M B ^b   Mansourian, A R ^c   Ghaemi, E O ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

^c GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Disc diffusion; Ethnobotany; Hypericum androsaemum; Hypericum perforatum

Indexed keywords

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM ANDROSAEMUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33947122653     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.354.358     Document Type: Article

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