Antimicrobial, anti-tyrosinase and antioxidant activities of aqueous aromatic extracts from forty-eight selected herbs

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 6203-6209

  Lin, Chih Chien ^a   Yang, Chao Hsun ^a   Wu, Pey Shiuan ^a   Kwan, Chang Chin ^a   Chen, Yi Shyan ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant activity; Aqueous aromatic extract; Herbs; Inhibition of dopachrome formation

Indexed keywords

AGASTACHE FOENICULUM EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; ARTEMISIA OLIGOARPA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA PRINCES EXTRACT; CANARIUM ALBUM EXTRACT; CATNIP EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM JAPONICUM EXTRACT; DOPACHROME; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS EXTRACT; HOUTTUYNIA CARDATA EXTRACT; HYPTIS SUAVEOLENS EXTRACT; KETOCONAZOLE; LANTANA CAMARA EXTRACT; LAURUS NOBILIS EXTRACT; LONICERA JAPONICA EXTRACT; LUFFA AEGYPTIACA EXTRACT; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA EXTRACT; MENTHA AQUATICA EXTRACT; MICROMERIA THYMIFOLIA EXTRACT; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; ORIGANUM MAJORANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLECTRANTHUS AMBOINICUS EXTRACT; PYRITHIONE ZINC; SALVIA ELEGANS EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERBENA BONARIENSIS EXTRACT;

AGASTACHE; AGASTACHE FOENICULUM; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTITYROSINASE ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA OLIGOARPA; ARTEMISIA PRINCES; ARTICLE; CANARIUM ALBUM; CATNIP; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; CINNAMOMUM JAPONICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; HERB; HOUTTUYNIA CARDATA; HYPTIS; HYPTIS SUAVEOLENS; LANTANA CAMARA; LAURUS NOBILIS; LONICERA JAPONICA; LUFFA AEGYPTIACA; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA; MENTHA AQUATICA; MICROMERIA THYMIFOLIA; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; ORIGANUM MAJORANA; PLECTRANTHUS AMBOINICUS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SALVIA; SALVIA ELEGANS; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TAIWAN; VERBENA BONARIENSIS; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 82155191873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/JMPR11.1134     Document Type: Article

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