Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Asparagus racemosus Willd. root

Citation
Sc. Mandal et al., Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Asparagus racemosus Willd. root, PHYTOTHER R, 14(2), 2000, pp. 118-119
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Journal title
PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH
ISSN journal
0951418X → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
118 - 119
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-418X(200003)14:2<118:EOAAOA>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Different concentrations (50, 100, 150 mu g/mL) of the methanol extract of the roots of Asparagus racemosus Willd. showed considerable in vitro antiba cterial efficacy against Escherichia coil, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella s onnei, Shigella flexneri, Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella typ himurium, Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus, The effects produced by the methanol extract were compared with chloramphen icol, Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.