Antimicrobial activity of Hedychium spicatum.
Extracts from rhizomes of Hedychium spicatum were tested for their antibacterial and antifungal activity. Essential oil, petroleum ether and chloroform extracts showed inhibitory activity against Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacterial cultures, including a strain of methicillin and vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and fungal cultures.
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Department of Microbiology, Sardar Bhagwan Singh Post Graduate Institute of Biomedical, Sciences and Research, Balawala, Dehradun, India. grsbhist@rediffmail.com
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D000473:Alkanes / Q000737:chemistry; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D002725:Chloroform / Q000737:chemistry; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects*; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D027343:Rhizome / Q000737:chemistry; D030521:Zingiberaceae / Q000737:chemistry*
D000473:Alkanes; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010936:Plant Extracts; D002725:Chloroform; C004544:naphtha