Antimicrobial activity of Eupatorium ayapana

Malaya Gupta; U K Mazumder; Ila Chaudhuri; R K Chaudhuri; P Bose; S Bhattacharya; L Manikandan; S Patra

doi:10.1016/s0367-326x(02)00007-2

Antimicrobial activity of Eupatorium ayapana

Fitoterapia. 2002 Apr;73(2):168-70. doi: 10.1016/s0367-326x(02)00007-2.

Authors

Malaya Gupta¹, U K Mazumder, Ila Chaudhuri, R K Chaudhuri, P Bose, S Bhattacharya, L Manikandan, S Patra

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Division of Pharmacology, Jadavpur University, Calcutta 700 032, India. shila76in@yahoo.co.in

PMID: 11978434
DOI: 10.1016/s0367-326x(02)00007-2

Abstract

Petroleum ether and methanolic extracts of leaves of Eupatorium ayapana were tested for their antimicrobial activity. The petroleum ether extract showed higher antibacterial and antifungal activity than the methanolic extract.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
Asteraceae*
Fungi / drug effects
Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects*
Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects*
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Phytotherapy*
Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
Plant Leaves

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Plant Extracts