Screening of anticariogenic activity of some Indian medicinal plants

Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 177-181

  Singh, Monika ^a   Chand, Preeti ^b   Rai, Mayank Kumar ^c  

^a NIEC   (India)

^b Department of Nutrition   (India)

^c ND University   (India)

Author keywords

Anticariogenic; Myrtus communis; Plumabago zeylanica; Rheum and Buddleia; S. mutans

Indexed keywords

BAUHINIA PURPUREA EXTRACT; BUDDLEJA PANICULATA EXTRACT; CAYRATIA CARNOSA EXTRACT; COSTUS SPECIOSUS EXTRACT; DILL EXTRACT; DIOSCOREA BULBIFERA EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOLORRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA EXTRACT; KAMALA EXTRACT; LAWSONIA INERMIS EXTRACT; MIMUSPOS ELENGI EXTRACT; MYRTLE EXTRACT; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA EXTRACT; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; QUERCUS LEUCOTRIOPHERA EXTRACT; RHEUM MOORCROFTIANUM EXTRACT; TAMARIX DIOICA EXTRACT; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BUDDLEJA PANICULATA; CAYRATIA CARNOSA; COSTUS SPECIOSUS; DENTAL CARIES; DILL; DIOSCOREA BULBIFERA; DRUG POTENCY; HOLORRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MALLOTUS PHILIPPINENSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIMUSPOS ELENGI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYRTLE; NONHUMAN; QUERCUS LEUCOTRIOPHERA; RHEUM MOORCROFTIANUM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TAMARIX DIOICA;

ANETHUM; BAUHINIA PURPUREA; BUDDLEJA; CAYRATIA; COSTUS SPECIOSUS; DIOSCOREA BULBIFERA; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MALLOTUS PHILIPPENSIS; MYRTUS COMMUNIS; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA; PUNICA GRANATUM; QUERCUS; RHEUM; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TAMARIX DIOICA;

EID: 65549084921     PISSN: 09724397     EISSN: 0974-0805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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