Antibacterial activity of mother tinctures of cholistan desert plants in Pakistan

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 465-468

  Ahmad, M ^a   Ghafoor, Nazia ^a   Aamir, M N ^b  

^a THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

^b University of Central   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Cholistan desert plants; homoeopathic mother tinctures

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOTHER; PAKISTAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TINCTURE;

EID: 84875953130     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.108429     Document Type: Article

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