Effect of some medicinal plants on opportunistic bacterial and fungal pathogens associated with HIV

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 149-154

  Bharathi, B ^a   Sundari, K ^a   Swamidoss Daniel, G ^a  

^a PRIST UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

HIV; Medicinal plants; Opportunistic infections; Phytochemical screening; Well diffusion method

Indexed keywords

ACALYPHA INDICA EXTRACT; ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ADHATODA VASICA EXTRACT; ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CARBOHYDRATE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX NEGUNDO EXTRACT;

ACALYPHA INDICA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 79957458654     PISSN: 09742441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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