Aspects of antifungal potential of ethnobotanically known medicinal plants

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 377-391

  Sati, S C ^a   Joshi, Savita ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungal potential; Essential oils; Medicinal plants; Saponine

Indexed keywords

ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS EXTRACT; ACACIA MANGIUM EXTRACT; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANHYDROEVOXINE; ARNEBIA BENTHAMII EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BERBERIS ARISTATA EXTRACT; BETA CARBOLINE; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; DATURA ALBA EXTRACT; DATURA METEL EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLINDERSINE; GALANAL A; GALANAL B; GALANOLACTONE; HAPLAMINE; LUTEOLIN; ONION EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SALZMANNIANOSIDE A; SALZMANNIANOSIDE B; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SENECIO VULGARIS EXTRACT; TAGETES ERECTA EXTRACT; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ACACIA MANGIUM; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARNEBIA BENTHAMII; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BARK; BERBERIS ARISTATA; CANDIDA; DATURA ALBA; DATURA METEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; FRUIT; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PLANT TUBER; SENECIO VULGARIS; TAGETES ERECTA;

EID: 78649422309     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.377.391     Document Type: Article

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