Antimicrobial Activity of Indigofera suffruticosa
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Antimicrobial Activity of Indigofera suffruticosa
Various organic and aqueous extracts of leaves of Indigofera suffruticosa Mill (Fabaceae) obtained by infusion and maceration were screened for their antibacterial and antifungal activities. The extracts were tested against 5 different species of human pathogenic bacteria and 17 fungal strains by the agar-solid diffusion method. Most of the extracts were devoid of antifungal and antibacterial a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1741-427X,1741-4288
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel010