Pharmacological activity, phytochemical analysis and toxicity of methanol extract of Etlingera elatior (torch ginger) flowers

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 769-774

  Lachumy, Subramanion Jo Thy ^a   Sasidharan, Sreenivasan ^b   Sumathy, Vello ^a   Zuraini, Zakaria ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Artemia salina; Etlingera elatior; Pharmacological activity; Phytochemical analysis

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ETLINGERA ELATIOR EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; MICONAZOLE NITRATE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SCAVENGER; SUGAR; TANNIN; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DRUG DETERMINATION; ETLINGERA ELATIOR; FLOWER; FUNGUS; GINGER; IC 50; IN VIVO STUDY; LC 50; LETHALITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; YEAST;

EID: 78049383263     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60185-X     Document Type: Article

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