Phytochemical screening, cytotoxicity and antibacterial activities of two bangladeshi medicinal plants

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 905-908

  Roy, Ajoy ^a   Biswas, Subrata Kumar ^b   Chowdhury, Anusua ^b   Shill, Manik Chandra ^c   Raihan, Sheikh Zahir ^d   Muhit, Md Abdul ^d  

^a EAST WEST UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b BGC Trust University Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^c IPD Pharmacy   (Bangladesh)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin; Antibacterial; Bioassay; Cytotoxic; Phytochemical

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANIMAL; ARACEAE; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BANGLADESH; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; LD 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PLANT LEAF;

AMOXICILLIN; ANACARDIACEAE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARACEAE; ARTEMIA; BACTERIA; BANGLADESH; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 82455198793     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2011.905.908     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Ara, H., P. Partha and M.A. Hassan, 2005. Aglaonema modestum Schott Ex engler (Araceae): A new angiospermic record for Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Bot, 34: 49-51.
2. Bauer, A.W., W.M. Kirby, J.C. Sherns and M. Turck, 1966. Antibiotic susceptibility testing by a standardized single disk method. Am. J. Clin. Pathol., 45: 493-496.
3. Mayo, S.J., J. Bogner and P.C. Boyce, 1997. The Genera of Araceae. Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, United Kingdom, Pages: 370.
4. Meyer, B.N., N.R. Ferrigni, J.E. Putnam, L.B. Jacobsen, D.E. Nichols and J.L. Mclaughlin, 1982. Brine shrimp: A convenient bioassay for active plant constituents. PlantaMed.,45: 31-34.
5. Nicolsonm, D.H., 1969. A revision of the genus Aglaonema (Araceae). Smithsonian Contrib. Bot, 1: 1-69.
6. Rahman, R.A., S.B. Uddin and C.C. Wilcock, 2007. Medicinal plants used by Chakma tribe in hill tracts districts of Bangladesh. Indian J. Traditional Knowledge, 6: 508-517.
7. Rahmatullah, M., J.M. Israt, H. Fahmidul, H.M. Ariful and P. Kanta et al., 2009. An efhnobotanical survey and pharmacological evaluation of medicinal plants used by the Garo tribal community living in Netrakona district, Bangladesh. Adv. Natural Applied Sci., 36: 402-418.
8. Rahmatullah M., M.A. Rahman, M.Z. Haque, M.A.H. Mollik and Z.U.M.E.U. Miajee et ah, 2010. A survey of medicinal plants used by folk medicinal practitioners of station purbo para village of Jamalpur Sadar Upazila in Jamalpur district, Bangladesh. Am. Eurasian J. Sustain. Agric, 4: 122-135.
9. Trease, G.E. and W.C. Evans, 1989. Trease and Evan's Textbook of Pharmacognosy. 13th Edn., Cambridge University Press, London, Pages: 546.