In vitro screening of five local medicinal plants for antibacterial activity using disc diffusion method

Title

In vitro screening of five local medicinal plants for antibacterial activity using disc diffusion method

Description

Medicinal plants have many traditional claims including the treatment of ailmentsof infectious origin. In the evaluation of traditional claims, scientific research is important.The objective of the study was to determine the presence of antibacterial activity in the crudeextracts of some of the commonly used medicinal plants in Malaysia, Andrographispaniculata, Vitex negundo, Morinda citrifolia, Piper sarmentosum, and Centella asiatica.

Creator

Zaidan, M.R.S. et al.

Date

2005

Identifier

200828178

Publisher

Tropical Biomedicine