Antimicrobial efficacy of henna extracts

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 253-256

  Al Rubiay, Kathem K ^a   Jaber, Nawres N ^b   Bh, Al Mhaawe ^b   Alrubaiy, Laith K ^c  

^a Basra Educational Hospital   (Iraq)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH   (Iraq)

^c Bangor Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Henna; Herbal Medicine; Lawsonia inermis; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; LAWSONIA INERMIS EXTRACT; TETRACYCLINE;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CO AGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCI; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; ZONE OF INHIBITION;

EID: 84868028736     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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