Phytochemical and biological activities of four wild medicinal plants

Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Shad, Anwar Ali ^a   Ahmad, Shabir ^b   Ullah, Riaz ^c   Abdel Salam, Naser M ^d   Fouad, H ^d,e   Rehman, Najeeb Ur ^f   Hussain, Hidayat ^f   Saeed, Wajid ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b ISLAMIA COLLEGE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c Government College Ara Khel FR Kohat   (Pakistan)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e HELWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIOXIDANT; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; IRON; MANGANESE; NUTRACEUTICAL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOL; SAPONIN; SELENIUM; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID; ZINC; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DIVALENT CATION; METAL; TERPENE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CAPPARIS DECIDUA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; FIG; FRUIT; JUJUBE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT IDENTIFICATION; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CAPPARIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUGENIA; FICUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHOPHYTON; ZIZIPHUS;

ALKALOIDS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CAPPARIS; CATIONS, DIVALENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUGENIA; FICUS; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; HUMANS; METALS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYPHENOLS; SAPONINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERPENES; TRICHOPHYTON; ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 84908354826     PISSN: 23566140     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/857363     Document Type: Article

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