1. Antimicrobial activities of Indian Berberis species.
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Singh M, Srivastava S, and Rawat AK
- Subjects
- Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Antifungal Agents administration & dosage, Antifungal Agents therapeutic use, Gram-Negative Bacteria drug effects, Gram-Positive Bacteria drug effects, Humans, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Mitosporic Fungi drug effects, Plant Extracts administration & dosage, Plant Extracts therapeutic use, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Antifungal Agents pharmacology, Berberis, Phytotherapy, Plant Extracts pharmacology
- Abstract
The antimicrobial activity of hydroalcoholic extracts of four Berberis species viz. Berberis aristata, Berberis asiatica, Berberis chitria and Berberis lycium were tested against eleven bacterial and eight fungal strains. B. aristata root extract gave low MICs values against Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Aspergillus flavus while stem extract against B. cereus and Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- Published
- 2007
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