Evaluation of antibacterial activity of boerhaavia diffusa L. leaves

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 75-78

  Umamaheswari, A ^a   Nuni, A ^a   Shreevidya, R ^a  

^a Prince Shri Venkateshwara Arts and Science College   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Boerhaavia diffusa L.; Infectious diseases; Inhibition zones; Medicinal plants; Nyctaginaceae

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; AMINO ACID; BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROFORM; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROTEIN; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN; SOLVENT; STEROL; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENOID;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BOERHAAVIA DIFFUSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; NYCTAGINACEAE; PLANT LEAF; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 77953397836     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8258.63879     Document Type: Article

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