Micromorphological and preliminary phytochemical studies of Azadirachta indica and Melia azedarach
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Samineh JAFARI, Soodabeh SAEIDNIA, Mohammad Reza SHAMS ARDEKANI , Abbas HADJIAKHOONDI, Mahnaz KHANAVI* Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-6451, Iran Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran Medicinal Plants Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-6451, Iran Department of Traditional Pharmacy, Faculty of Traditional Persian Medicine and Traditional Persian Medicine and Pharmacy Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Preliminary phytochemical and antimicrobial investigations on Melia Dubia Bark: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Rocklands, P.B. No.20, Ootacamund – 643 001, Tamilnadu, India.
The various parts of Melia dubia (Meliaceae) plant was observed to be used by the local tribes of Nilgiris for various infections. There was no report on antimicrobial activity of Melia dubia. Therefore, a preliminary phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial investigations were carried out on different extracts of Melia dubia bark. Ethanolic and aqueous extracts of the bark were found to posses...
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