THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF TRADITIONALLY USED SALVADORA PERSICA L. (MISWAK) AND COMMIPHORA GILEADENSIS (PALSAM) IN SAUDI ARABIA

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-27

  Al Sieni, Abdulbasit I I ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

antibiotic; Commiphora gileadensis; MIC and antitumor; miswak; plant extracts; Salvadora indica; toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COMMIPHORA; COMMIPHORA GILEADENSIS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MIC AND ANTITUMOR; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MISWAK; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT ROOT; SALVADORA INDICA; SALVADORACEAE; SAUDI ARABIA; TOXICITY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTIBIOTIC; COMMIPHORA GILEADENSIS; MIC AND ANTITUMOR; MISWAK; PLANT EXTRACTS; SALVADORA INDICA; TOXICITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; COMMIPHORA; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; SALVADORACEAE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84905855563     PISSN: None     EISSN: 25050044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v11i1.3     Document Type: Article

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