EXTRACTS AND FRACTIONS OF THYMUS-CAPITATUS EXHIBIT ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES

Authors
KANDIL O RADWAN NM HASSAN AB AMER AMM ELBANNA HA AMER WMM
Citation
O. Kandil et al., EXTRACTS AND FRACTIONS OF THYMUS-CAPITATUS EXHIBIT ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES, Journal of ethnopharmacology, 44(1), 1994, pp. 19-24
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy","Plant Sciences
Journal title
Journal of ethnopharmacology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03788741
Volume
44
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
19 - 24
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-8741(1994)44:1<19:EAFOTE>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Preliminary phytochemical screening of the plant Thymus capitatus exhi bited the presence of saponins, resins, flavonoids, essential and fixe d oils. Aqueous and ethanolic extracts (10-200 mg/ml) as well as sapon in, resin and essential oil of the plant (10-5000 mu g/ml) inhibited t he growth of several bacteria and fungi.