A review of the antibacterial activity of Hypericum perforatum L.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 511-521

  Saddiqe, Zeb ^a   Naeem, Ismat ^a   Maimoona, Alya ^a  

^a LAHORE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Hyperforin; Hypericaceae; Hypericin; Hypericum perforatum

Indexed keywords

AMENTOFLAVONE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; HYPERFORIN; HYPERICIN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; HYPERIN; ISOQUERCITRIN; PHLOROGLUCINOL DERIVATIVE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; PROCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; PSEUDOHYPERICIN; QUERCETIN; QUERCITRIN; RUTOSIDE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CREAM; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; WOUND HEALING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLUSIACEAE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 77956651667     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.07.034     Document Type: Review

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