Antimicrobial and spermicidal activities of Parthenium hysterophorus Linn. and Alstonia scholaris Linn

Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 458-463

  Madan, Harsha ^a   Gogia, Santosh ^a   Sharma, Sharda ^a  

^a Department of Chemistry   (India)

Author keywords

Aerial parts; Alstonia scholaris; Antimicrobial; Bark; Parthenium hysterophorus; Spermicidal

Indexed keywords

ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; APOCYNACEAE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASTERACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRIESIA; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84863415402     PISSN: 09760504     EISSN: 09760512     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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