Antimicrobial activity of some plants used in folk medicine in Turkey

Turkish Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 167-176

  Tosun, Alev ^a   Bahadir, Özlem ^a   Altanlar, Nurten ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Disc diffusion method; Folk medicine; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALLIUM ROTUNDUM EXTRACT; ANTHEMIS TINCTORIA EXTRACT; CEFAZOLIN; CENTRANTHUS LONGIFLORUS EXTRACT; DIGITALIS LAMARCKII EXTRACT; FLUCONAZOLE; FUMARIA ASEPALA EXTRACT; GENTAMICIN; GLAUCIUM GRANDIFLORUM EXTRACT; INULA BRITANNICA EXTRACT; MALABAILA SECACUL EXTRACT; METHANOL; PHLOMIS ARMENIACA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POTENTILLA RECTA EXTRACT; SEDUM ACRE EXTRACT; SIDERITIS GALATICA EXTRACT; THYMUS SIPYLEUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZOSIMA ABSINTHIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ALLIUM ROTUNDUM; ANTHEMIS TINCTORIA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CENTRANTHUS LONGIFLORUS; DIFFUSION; DIGITALIS LAMARCKII; FUMARIA ASEPALA; GARLIC; GLAUCIUM GRANDIFLORUM; INULA BRITANNICA; MALABAILA SECACUL; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHLOMIS ARMENIACA; POTENTILLA; POTENTILLA RECTA; SCREENING; SEDUM ACRE; SIDERITIS GALATICA; THYMUS SIPYLEUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); YEAST; ZOSIMA ABSINTHIFOLIA;

EID: 34250833297     PISSN: 1304530X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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