Antimicrobials from plants and their use in therapeutics and drug discovery

IIOAB Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 31-37

  Khullar, Neeraj ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Medicinal plants; Phytochemicals; Phytomedicines; Therapeutic

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA EXTRACT; AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; APIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; BUTEA MONOSPERMA EXTRACT; CARUM COPTICUM EXTRACT; CICHORIUM INTYBUS EXTRACT; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; EMBELIA RIBES EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA EXTRACT; LECTIN; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PEUCEDANUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PICORHIZA KURROA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; SALMALIA MALABARICA EXTRACT; SOLANUM NIGRUM EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERMINALIA ARJUNA EXTRACT; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BUTEA MONOSPERMA; CARUM COPTICUM; CELERY; CHICORY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; EMBELIA RIBES; HERPETIC STOMATITIS; HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; NUTMEG; PEUCEDANUM GRAVEOLENS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PICORHIZA KURROA; REVIEW; SALMALIA MALABARICA;

EID: 79952084685     PISSN: 09763104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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