Screening for antibacterial activity of Andrographis paniculata used in Malaysian folkloric medicine: a possible alternative for the treatment of skin infections
In this study non-polar (dichloromethane) and polar (MeOH & aqueous) extracts of A. paniculata (whole plant) were evaluated for in vitro antibacterial activity against 12 skin disease causing bacterial strains (7 gram positive strains; Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Staphylococcus epidermis, Sta...
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Main Authors: | Sule, Abubakar, Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Abd. Samah, Othman, Omar, Muhammad Nor |
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Language: | English |
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA.
2010
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Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/3942/2/Ethnobotanical_Leaflets_14.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/3942/ http://www.ethnoleaflets.com/leaflets/malayan.htm |
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