Study on Antibacterial Activity of the Bark of Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb

Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb. is an important and endemic medicinal plant of Assam which has been used by various ethnic communities of Northeast India to treat various disorders like dysentery, dyspepsia, and biliousness. The plant is considered to be containing much medicinal value and is also eaten...

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Published inInternational scholarly research notices Vol. 2014; pp. 784579 - 3
Main Authors Bora, Nilutpal Sharma, Kakoti, Bibhuti Bhusan, Gogoi, Barnali
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Antibacterial agents
Bacteria
Bacteriology
Drug dosages
Dysentery
E coli
Flowers & plants
Fruits
Health aspects
Herbal medicine
Leaves
Medical research
Medicinal plants
Medicine, Botanic
Medicine, Experimental
Medicine, Herbal
Pharmaceutical sciences
Pharmaceuticals
Solvents
India
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Summary:Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb. is an important and endemic medicinal plant of Assam which has been used by various ethnic communities of Northeast India to treat various disorders like dysentery, dyspepsia, and biliousness. The plant is considered to be containing much medicinal value and is also eaten raw or made into pickles by the local people. Our present study has been focused on the evaluation of the antibacterial activity of the methanolic extract of the bark of Garcinia lanceifolia which may lead us to a scientific evidence of the use of this plant in cases of dysentery and diarrhoea.
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Academic Editor: Francois Dufrasne
ISSN:2356-7872
2356-7872
DOI:10.1155/2014/784579