Studies on antibacterial activity of some traditional medicinal plants used in folk medicine

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 669-674

  Israr, Fozia ^a   Hassan, Fouzia ^a   Naqvi, Baqir Shyum ^a   Azhar, Iqbal ^a   Jabeen, Sabahat ^a   Hasan, Syed Mohammad Farid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Disc diffusion method; Folk medicine; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARISSA CARANDAS EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM EXTRACT; CURCUMA CAESIA EXTRACT; CURCUMA ZEDOARIA EXTRACT; GREWIA ASIATICA EXTRACT; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PRUNUS DOMESTICA EXTRACT; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; TAMARINDUS INDICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BARK; CARISSA CARANDAS; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CURCUMA CAESIA; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUIT; GREWIA ASIATICA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; PLANT LEAF; PLUM; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; RHIZOME; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAMARIND; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84863492965     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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