Ethnobotanical studies on Berberis aristata DC. root extracts

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 556-563

  Shahid, M ^a   Rahim, T ^b   Shahzad, A ^b   Tajuddin, ^b   Latif, A ^b   Fatma, T ^b   Rashid, M ^a   Raza, Adil ^a   Mustafa, S ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Anti inflammatory; Antibacterial; Antifungal; Antipyretic; Berberine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; BERBERIS ARISTATA EXTRACT; DICLOFENAC; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BERBERIS ARISTATA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KEFYR; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHNOBOTANY; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; INFLAMMATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT ROOT; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RAT; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ASPERGILLUS; BERBERIS ARISTATA; CANDIDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 62549087874     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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