Antifungal activity of some Himalayan medicinal plants and cultivated ornamental species.
Extracts of roots of Rumex nepalensis, Berberis aristata, Arnebia benthamii, bark of Taxus wallichiana, Juglans regia and petals of Jacquinia ruscifolia were tested for their antifungal activity against twelve different fungal pathogens. Ethanolic extracts of R. nepalensis and J. ruscifolia extracts showed a broad spectrum of activity.
Sharma
Radhey Shyam
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Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems, University of Delhi, Delhi-110 007, India. rads26@hotmail.com
Mishra
Vandana
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Singh
Ram
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Seth
Nidhi
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Babu
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D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D028142:Berberis; D028082:Boraginaceae; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects*; D031324:Juglans; D019684:Magnoliopsida; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D031804:Rumex; D020946:Taxus
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts