Screening of ethanol, petroleum ether and chloroform extracts of medicinal plants, Lawsonia inermis L. and Mimosa pudica L. for antibacterial activity

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 388-392

  Akter, A ^a   Neela, F A ^a   Khan, M S I ^a   Islam, M S ^a   Alam, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

antibacterial activity; bacteria; Medicinal plants; organic extract

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLOROFORM; LAWSONIA INERMIS EXTRACT; MIMOSA PUDICA EXTRACT; PETROLEUM; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MIMOSA PUDICA; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 77957735648     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.70492     Document Type: Article

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