Antibacterial activity of essential oils from palmarosa, evening primrose, lavender and tuberose

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-136

  Lodhia, M H ^a   Bhatt, K R ^a   Thaker, V S ^a  

^a SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Essential oil; Evening primrose; Gram negative bacteria; Gram positive bacteria; Lavender; Palmarosa; Tuberose

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAVENDER OIL; PALMAROSA ESSENTIAL OIL; PRIMROSE OIL; TUBEROSE ESSENTIAL OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FLOWER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN;

EID: 71949122646     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.54278     Document Type: Article

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