Evaluation of the Antibacterial and Antidiarrhoeal activities of Heeria Insignis O. Ktze

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 328-332

  Agunu, A ^a   Ahmadu, A A ^b   Afolabi, S O ^a   Yaro, A U ^c   Ehinmidu, J O ^a   Mohammed, Z ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; antidairrhoea; dichloromethane extract; Heeria insignis; methanol extract

Indexed keywords

CASTOR OIL; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEERIA INSIGNIS EXTRACT; LOPERAMIDE; METHANOL; PHENTOLAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CESTODIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG INDICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEERIA INSIGNIS; HOOKWORM INFECTION; JEJUNUM; KIDNEY DISEASE; LACTATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RABBIT; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84858124719     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.93513     Document Type: Article

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