title: Antimicrobial activity of Hedychium spicatum.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Sardar Bhagwan Singh Post Graduate Institute of Biomedical, Sciences and Research, Balawala, Dehradun, India. grsbhist@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Bisht
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Awasthi
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Dhole
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010936:Plant Extracts; D002725:Chloroform; C004544:naphtha