An examination of antibacterial and antifungal properties of constituents described in traditional Ulster cures and remedies

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-15

  Woods Panzaru, Simon ^a,b   Nelson, David ^c   McCollum, Graham ^c   Ballard, Linda M ^d   Millar, B Cherie ^a   Maeda, Yasunori ^a,e   Goldsmith, Colin E ^a   Rooney, Paul J ^a   Loughrey, Anne ^a   Rao, Juluri R ^c   Moore, John E ^a,e  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Assisted Conception Unit Clane General Hospital   (Ireland)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d Ulster Folk and Transport Museum Cultra   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; CIPROFLOXACIN; COMFREY EXTRACT; FILIPENDULA ULMARIA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; ONION EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SENECIO JACOBAEA EXTRACT; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDELION; FILIPENDULA ULMARIA; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IRELAND; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 59249105558     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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