title: Antimicrobial screening of plants used for traditional medicine in the state of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia.
abstract: Seventy-two extracts (methanol) obtained from the leaves, barks, and roots of 50 plant species used in the traditional medicine of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia, have been screened for antibacterial and antifungal activities. Peristrophe tinctoria, Polyalthia lateriflora, Knema malayana, Solanum torvum, Celosia argentea, Eclipta prostrata, Ancistrocladus tectorius, Dillenia suffruticosa, Piper stylosum and Rafflesia hasseltii displayed the broadest spectrum of activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Malaya, Malaysia. christophe_wiart@yahoo.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wiart
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mogana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khalifah
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buckle
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Narayana
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sulaiman
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D024301:Plant Bark; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018515:Plant Leaves; D018517:Plant Roots; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts