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KMID : 1123920070210061564
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2007 Volume.21 No. 6 p.1564 ~ p.1568
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Antimicrobial and Antiradical Activity of Nepalese Medicinal Plants
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Bhatt Lok Ranjan
Lim Jin-A
Lim Chi-Hwan
Baek Seung-Hwa
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Abstract
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In this study fourteen ethanol extracts from Nepalese medicinal plants were screened for their in vitro antimicrobial and antiradical activity and their total phenolic content was evaluated. The antiradicalactivity was evaluated by free radical scavenging assay, using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl radical (DPPH). Plant extracts showed a wide range of radical scavenging activity, with value ranging in between - . Strong radical scavenging activity was shown by flower extract of Woodfordia fruticosa () and stem bark extract of Azadirachta indica ()that also contained high phenolic content. Most of the sample showed activity below the concentration of . For antimicrobial activity three test microorganisms namely Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus epidermidis, and Candida albicans were used. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the plant extracts was determined. Most of the plant extracts were effective against bacterial strains only at higher concentration () but none of these were effective against Candida albicans below .
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KEYWORD
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Antimicrobial activity, radical scavenging activity, phenolic content, Nepalese plants
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