Antimicrobial activity of Eupatorium ayapana

Petroleum ether and methanolic extracts of leaves of Eupatorium ayapana were tested for their antimicrobial activity. The petroleum ether extract showed higher antibacterial and antifungal activity than the methanolic extract.

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Published inFitoterapia Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 168 - 170
Main Authors Gupta, Malaya, Mazumder, U.K, Chaudhuri, Ila, Chaudhuri, R.K, Bose, P, Bhattacharya, S, Manikandan, L, Patra, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.04.2002
Elsevier
Subjects
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology
Antibacterial
Antibacterial agents
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Antifungal
Antifungal agents
Asteraceae
Biological and medical sciences
Eupatorium ayapana
Fungi - drug effects
General pharmacology
Gram-Negative Bacteria - drug effects
Gram-Positive Bacteria - drug effects
Humans
Medical sciences
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Phytotherapy
Plant Extracts - pharmacology
Plant Leaves
Asia
India
Eupatorium ayapana
Antifungal
Antibacterial
Pharmacognosy
Extract
Plant leaf
Compositae
In vitro
Biological activity
Antimicrobial agent
Medicinal plant
Antifungal agent
Folk medicine
Dicotyledones
Angiospermae
Plant origin
Spermatophyta
Antibacterial agent
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Summary:Petroleum ether and methanolic extracts of leaves of Eupatorium ayapana were tested for their antimicrobial activity. The petroleum ether extract showed higher antibacterial and antifungal activity than the methanolic extract.
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ISSN:0367-326X
DOI:10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00007-2