In vitro antigonococcal activity of Coscinium fenestratum stem extract

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 445-449

  Chomnawang, Mullika Traidej ^a   Trinapakul, Chutimaporn ^a   Gritsanapan, Wandee ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antigonococcal activity; Coscinium fenestratum; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; ALPINIA CONCHIGERA EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARDISIA COLORATA EXTRACT; ARTOCARPUS LACUCHA EXTRACT; BERBERINE; BIXA ORELLANA EXTRACT; CAESALPINIA SAPPAN EXTRACT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA EXTRACT; CLINACANTHUS NUTANS EXTRACT; COSCINIUM FENESTRATUM EXTRACT; GOMPHRENA GLOBOSSA EXTRACT; HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA EXTRACT; MIMOSA PUDICA EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLUMBAGO INDICA EXTRACT; PLUMERIA OBTUSA EXTRACT; SENNA SIAMEA EXTRACT; SMILAX CORBULARIA EXTRACT; SUREGADA MULTIFLORUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPINIA CONCHIGERA; AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; APOCYNACEAE; ARDISIA COLORATA; ARTICLE; ARTOCARPUS LACUCHA; ASTERACEAE; BIXA ORELLANA; BIXACEAE; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; CLINACANTHUS NUTANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSCINIUM FENESTRATUM; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GOMPHRENA GLOBOSSA; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIMOSA PUDICA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; MYRSINACEAE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PLUMBAGINACEAE; PLUMBAGO INDICA; PLUMERIA OBTUSA; SENNA SIAMEA; SMILAX CORBULARIA; SUREGADA MULTIFLORUM; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BERBERINE; GONORRHEA; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MENISPERMACEAE; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

COSCINIUM FENESTRATUM; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 63949088511     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.01.036     Document Type: Article

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