Antibacterial, antifungal and toxicity of rare Iranian plants

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-85

  Keymanesh, K ^a   Hamedi, J ^b   Moradi, S ^a   Mohammadipanah, F ^b   Sardari, Soroush ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Capparis deciduas; Cleome axypetala; Plant; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BLEPHARIS EDULIS EXTRACT; CAPPARIS DECIDUAS EXTRACT; CISTANCHE TUBULOSA EXTRACT; CLEOME OXYPETALA EXTRACT; CONVOLVULUS SERICEUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; RUMEX CYPRIUS EXTRACT; TAMARIX DIOICA EXTRACT; TAVERNIERA GLABRA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOASSAY; BLEPHARIS EDULIS; CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS DECIDUAS; CISTANCHE; CISTANCHE TUBULOSA; CLEOME; CLEOME OXYPETALA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVOLVULUS; CONVOLVULUS SERICEUS; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DRUG RESEARCH; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HERBAL MEDICINE; IRAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RUMEX; RUMEX CYPRIUS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TAVERNIERA GLABRA;

EID: 68949129135     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2009.81.85     Document Type: Article

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