Antibacterial properties of extracts of Indian medicinal plants: Syzygium alternifolium, phyllanthus niruri and rubia cordifolia

Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-128

  Joshan Rani, S ^a   Nagarauk, R ^a   Anuradha, P ^a  

^a Criya Biolabs   (India)

Author keywords

Phyllanthus niruri and rubia cord folia ethanol gram positive and negative bacteria; Syzygium alternifolium

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLOROFORM; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RUBIA CORDIOLIA EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM ALTERNIFOLIUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYLLANTHUS; PLANT LEAF; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RUBIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYZYGIUM ALTERNIFOLIUM;

EID: 77956689203     PISSN: 09746242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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