Herbal formulation against dental caries causing microorganisms using extracts of Stevia rebaudiana leaves (A natural sweetner)

Natural Products Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 126-133

  Mehta, Ridhi ^a   Pundir, Ram Kumar ^b   Sakhare, Dhanashree ^c   Sharma, Anil K ^a  

^a MAHARISHI MARKANDESHWAR DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c M M COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Dental caries; Herbal formulation; Phytochemical; Snyder media; Stevia rebaudiana

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CHLOROFORM; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHER; LINCOMYCIN; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; STEVIA REBAUDIANA EXTRACT; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGAR DIFFUSION; AGAR MEDIUM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVULARIA LUNATA; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG FORMULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INHIBITION ZONE; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 84976382447     PISSN: 22103155     EISSN: 22103163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/2210315506666160218231648     Document Type: Article

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