Phytochemical screening, analgesic, antimicrobial and anti-oxidant activities of bark extracts of Adenanthera pavonina l. (Fabaceae)

Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 352-360

  Ara, Arzumand ^a   Saleh e In, Md Moshfekus ^a   Ahmed, Nazim Uddin ^d   Ahmed, Meshbahuddin ^c   Hashem, Md Abul Hashem ^a   Bachar, Sitesh Chandra ^b  

^a JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^c Gono University   (Bangladesh)

^d Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Adenanthera pavonina; Analgesic activity; Anti microbial activity; Antioxidant activity; Phytochemical screening

Indexed keywords

ADENANTHERA PAVONINA; ANIMALIA; FABACEAE; FUNGI; MUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 79960444570     PISSN: 19950772     EISSN: 19981090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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