Antimicrobial properties of the stem bark of Saraca indica (Caesalpiniaceae)

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 371-374

  Shilpakala Sainath, R ^a   Prathiba, J ^a   Malathi, Raghunathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Saraca indica; Stem bark

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHLOROFORM; CLOTRIMAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METHANOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SARACA INDICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BARK; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS ALBIDUS; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SARACA INDICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CAESALPINIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 70450161691     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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