Comparative study of antimicrobial activity and phytochemical analysis of methanolic and aqueous extracts of the fruit of Emblica Officinalis against pathogenic bacteria

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 246-250

  Kumar, Avneesh ^a   Tantry, Bilal Ahmd ^b   Rahiman, Shiak ^b   Gupta, Upasna ^a  

^a Institute of Applied Medicines and Research   (India)

^b JOUF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Decoction; Emblica officinalis; Infusion; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN; TANNIN; TERPENOID;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEUS VULGARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; FRUIT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 80053537114     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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