Antimicrobial efficacy of Senna auriculata, Pongamia glabra and Indigofera tinctoria against pathogenic microorganisms

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 2054-2059

  Selvakumar, S ^a   Karunakaran, C M ^a  

^a BHARATH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Pongamia glabra; Senna auriculata and Indigofera tinctoria Escherichia coli; Terminalia arjuna

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; INDIGOFERA TINCTORIA EXTRACT; PENICILLIN G; PLANT EXTRACT; PONGAMIA GLABRA EXTRACT; SENNA AURICULATA EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA ARJUNA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HERBAL MEDICINE; INDIGOFERA; INDIGOFERA TINCTORIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PONGAMIA; PONGAMIA GLABRA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SENNA; SENNA AURICULATA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA ARJUNA;

EID: 77957604080     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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