Ethnobotanical and antibacterial potential of Salvadora persica l: A well known medicinal plant in Arab and Unani system of medicine

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1224-1229

  Sher, Hassan ^a   Al yemeni, Mohammed Nasser ^a   Wijaya, Leonard ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Ethnobotanical uses; Oral pathogen; Salvadora persica L.

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SALVADORA PERSICA EXTRACT; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARAB; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALVADORA PERSICA; SALVADORACEAE; SAUDI ARABIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

LACTOBACILLUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALVADORA PERSICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79955569406     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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