Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of ethanol extracts from trans Himalayan medicinal plants

Pharmacognosy Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 66-69

  Kumar G, Phani ^a   Kumar, Raj ^a   Badere, Rupesh ^b   Singh, Shashi Bala ^a  

^a Ministry of Defence   (India)

^b RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amchi system of medicine; Anti oxidant activity; Antibacterial activity; Cold desert medicinal plants; Ethnopharmacology; trans Himalaya

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; ALLIUM PRZEWALSKIANUM EXTRACT; ALLIUM RAMOSUM EXTRACT; ARNEBIA EUCHROMA EXTRACT; ARNEBIA GUTTATA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA TOURNEFORTIANA EXTRACT; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; DACTYLORHIZA HATAGIREA EXTRACT; DRACOCEPHALUM EXTRACT; EPHEDRA GERARDIANA EXTRACT; MENTHA ROYLEANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM EXTRACT; SALVIA SCLAREA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERBASCUM THAPSUS EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENTEROPATHY; EPHEDRA; FLOWER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALVIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VERBASCUM; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 78651361234     PISSN: 09753575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0975-3575(10)80013-6     Document Type: Article

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