Antimicrobial activity of some indigenous plants of Bangladesh

Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-26

  Rahman, Mohammad S ^a   Rahman, Mohammed Z ^b   Wahab, Md Abdul ^c   Chowdhury, Rasheduzzaman ^a   Rashid, Mohammad A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ASIA PACIFIC   (Bangladesh)

^c BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Disc diffusion method

Indexed keywords

AMOORA CHITTAGONGA EXTRACT; BRUNFELSIA AMERICANA EXTRACT; BRUNFELSIA LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; BUCHANANIA LANZEN EXTRACT; CHUKRASIA TABULARIS EXTRACT; CITRUS HYSTRIX EXTRACT; COMBRETUM GLANDIFOLIUM EXTRACT; FERONIA ELEPHANTUM EXTRACT; LANNEA COROMENDELICA EXTRACT; METHANOL; NATURAL PRODUCT; PETUNIA MELEAGRIS EXTRACT; PETUNIA PHOENICA EXTRACT; PETUNIA PUNCTATA EXTRACT; PETUNIA VIOLACEAE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POIVERA COCCINEA EXTRACT; PROTEUM SERRATUM EXTRACT; SEMECARPUS ANACARDIUM EXTRACT; SOLANUM FEROX EXTRACT; SWINTONIA FLORIBUNDA EXTRACT;

AMOORA CHITTAGONGA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BRUNFELSIA AMERICANA; BRUNFELSIA LATIFOLIA; BUCHANANIA LANZEN; CHUKRASIA TABULARIS; CITRUS HYSTRIX; COMBRETUM GLANDIFOLIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; FERONIA ELEPHANTUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HERBAL MEDICINE; LANNEA COROMENDELICA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PETUNIA MELEAGRIS; PETUNIA PHOENICA; PETUNIA PUNCTATA; PETUNIA VIOLACEAE; POIVERA COCCINEA; PROTEUM SERRATUM; SOLANUM FEROX; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SWINTONIA FLORIBUNDA;

EID: 77953472890     PISSN: 18161820     EISSN: 18161839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/dujps.v7i1.1213     Document Type: Article

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