title: Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Trewia polycarpa roots.
abstract: The total alcoholic extract, its chloroform soluble and aqueous fractions of the roots of the plant Trewia polycarpa exhibited varying degrees of antibacterial and antifungal activities when tested with six bacterial and four fungal strains.
authors.affiliation: Sri Ramachandra College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute (Deemed University), Porur, Chennai 600 116, India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chamundeeswari
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vasantha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gopalakrishnan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sukumar
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019665:Euphorbiaceae; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018517:Plant Roots
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts