Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plants

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-318

  Dabur, Rajesh ^a   Gupta, Amita ^a   Mandal, T K ^a   Singh, Desh Deepak ^b   Bajpai, Vivek ^b   Gurav, A M ^a   Lavekar, G S ^a  

^a Regional Research Institute (Ay)   (India)

^b BUNDELKHAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Folkloric medicine; Medicinal Plants; Microbroth dilution assay

Indexed keywords

ABUTILON INDICUM EXTRACT; ACACIA LEUCOPHLOEA EXTRACT; ACACIA NILOTICA EXTRACT; AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; BOMBAX CEIBA EXTRACT; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CHLOROPHYTUM BORIVILIANUM EXTRACT; CHLOROPHYTUM LAXUM EXTRACT; CHLOROPHYTUM TUBEROSUM EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOLOPTELEA INTEGRIFOLIA EXTRACT; JATROPHA GOSSYPIFOLIA EXTRACT; JUSTICIA ZELANICA EXTRACT; LANTANA CAMARA EXTRACT; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS URINARIA EXTRACT; PITHECOLOBIUM DULCE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SARACA ASOCA EXTRACT; SOLANUM SURATTENSE EXTRACT; TAMARINDUS INDICA EXTRACT; TEPHROSIA PURPUREA EXTRACT; THEVETIA NERIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOODFORDIA FRUTICOSA EXTRACT;

ABUTILON INDICUM; ACACIA LEUCOPHLOEA; ACACIA NILOTICA; AEGLE MARMELOS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACOPA MONNIERI; BOMBAX CEIBA; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CHLOROPHYTUM BORIVILIANUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG SCREENING; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; GREEN ALGA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOLOPTELEA INTEGRIFOLIA; INDIA; JATROPHA GOSSYPIFOLIA; JUSTICIA ZELANICA; LANTANA CAMARA; MANGO; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS URINARIA; PITHECOLOBIUM; SARACA ASOCA; SOLANUM SURATTENSE; TAMARIND; TEPHROSIA PURPUREA; THEVETIA NERIFOLIA; WOODFORDIA FRUTICOSA;

EID: 34250669533     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v4i3.31225     Document Type: Article

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