Antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of essential oil from Hedychium coronarium

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 439-443

  Joy, Beena ^a   Rajan, Akhila ^a   Abraham, Emilia ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

terpineol; 1,8 cineole; Antimicrobial activity; Chemical composition; Essential oil; Hedychium coronarium

Indexed keywords

BETA PINENE; CINEOLE; ESSENTIAL OIL; TERPINEOL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEDYCHIUM CORONARIUM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHIZOME; TRICHODERMA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHIZOME; TRICHODERMA; ZINGIBERACEAE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; HEDYCHIUM CORONARIUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 34248227848     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2091     Document Type: Article

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