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Antimicrobial activity of Hedychium spicatum.
Fitoterapia. 2006 Apr; 77(3):240-2.F

Abstract

Extracts from rhizomes of Hedychium spicatum were tested for their antibacterial and antifungal activity. Essential oil, petroleum ether and chloroform extracts showed inhibitory activity against Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacterial cultures, including a strain of methicillin and vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and fungal cultures.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Bisht GS
Department of Microbiology, Sardar Bhagwan Singh Post Graduate Institute of Biomedical, Sciences and Research, Balawala, Dehradun, India. grsbhist@rediffmail.com
Awasthi AK
No affiliation info available
Dhole TN
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AlkanesAnti-Infective AgentsBacteriaChloroformFungiMedicine, TraditionalMicrobial Sensitivity TestsOils, VolatilePlant ExtractsRhizomeZingiberaceae

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16530343

Citation

Bisht, G S., et al. "Antimicrobial Activity of Hedychium Spicatum." Fitoterapia, vol. 77, no. 3, 2006, pp. 240-2.
Bisht GS, Awasthi AK, Dhole TN. Antimicrobial activity of Hedychium spicatum. Fitoterapia. 2006;77(3):240-2.
Bisht, G. S., Awasthi, A. K., & Dhole, T. N. (2006). Antimicrobial activity of Hedychium spicatum. Fitoterapia, 77(3), 240-2.
Bisht GS, Awasthi AK, Dhole TN. Antimicrobial Activity of Hedychium Spicatum. Fitoterapia. 2006;77(3):240-2. PubMed PMID: 16530343.
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