In vitro antioxidant potential of medicinal plant extracts and their activities against oral bacteria based on Brazilian folk medicine

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 545-552

  Alviano, Wagner S ^a   Alviano, Daniela S ^a   Diniz, Cláudio G ^b   Antoniolli, Angelo R ^c   Alviano, Celuta S ^a   Farias, Luiz M ^b   Carvalho, Maria Auxiliadora R ^b   Souza, Margareth M G ^a   Bolognese, Ana Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c CCBS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant; Brazilian folk medicine; Oral bacteria; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAZIL; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUTH DISEASE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRAZIL; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MOUTH DISEASES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA CYMBIFERA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAESALPINIA; CAESALPINIA PYRAMIDALIS; COCOS NUCIFERA; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS JOAZEIRO;

EID: 43049142584     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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