Anti-tuberculosis activity of commonly used medicinal plants of south India

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 31, 2011, Pages 6881-6884

  Sivakumar, A ^a   Jayaraman, G ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti mycobacterial activity; Medicinal plants; Microplate alamar blue assay (MABA)

Indexed keywords

CINNAMOMUM VERUM EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; ONION EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RIFAMPICIN; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM EXTRACT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTITUBERCULOSIS ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CLOVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SCREENING; INDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROPLATE ALAMAR BLUE ASSAY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN;

ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; CURCUMA LONGA; ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 84855908846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/JMPR11.1397     Document Type: Article

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