Synergistic antibacterial interaction between Melissa officinalis extracts and antibiotics

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-5

  Stefanović, Olgica ^a   Comic, Ljiljana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Flavonoid concentration; Herb drug interaction; Melissa officinalis; Plant extracts; Total phenol content

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875887843     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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