Screening of some plant extracts against some skin diseases caused by oxidative stress and microorganisms

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 3210-3217

  Chanda, Sumitra ^a   Baravalia, Yogesh ^a  

^a SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant activity; Medicinal plants; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASTERACANTHA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; CURCUMA AMADA EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; DAEMIA EXTENSA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA NERRIFOLIA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI EXTRACT; GALLIC ACID; HALIOTROPIUM INDICUM EXTRACT; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHANOL; MULBERRY EXTRACT; PHENOL; PITHECELLOBIUM DULCE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; TRICHEDESMA INDICUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHACEAE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCLEPIADACEAE; ASTERACANTHA LONGIFOLIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BORAGINACEAE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA NEOFORMANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS LEUTEOLUS; CURCUMA AMADA; DAEMIA EXTENSA; DRUG SCREENING; DRY POWDER; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; EUPHORBIA NERRIFOLIA; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HALIOTROPIUM INDICUM; IC 50; MIMOSA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PITHECELLOBIUM DULCE; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHIZOME; SKIN DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHEDESMA INDICUM; ZINGIBERACEAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; EUPHORBIA TIRUCALLI; FUNGI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 77958015284     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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