Techniques for evaluation of medicinal plant products as antimicrobial agent: Current methods and future trends

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-111

  Das, K ^a,c   Tiwari, R K S ^b   Shrivastava, D K ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b TCB College of Agriculture and Research Station (I G K V)   (India)

^c Govt Science PG College   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Medicinal plants; Phytochemicals; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SOLVENT;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOAUTOGRAPHY; BROTH DILUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; POISON FOOD TECHNIQUE; REVIEW; SPORE GERMINATION ASSAY;

EID: 76149124211     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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