Antimicrobial Potential of Helicanthus elastica (Desr.) Danser - A less explored Indian mistletoe Growing on Mango Trees

Helicanthus elastica (Desr.) Danser (Loranthaceae) is a less-known medicinally important mistletoe species occurring in India. It is used to check abortion, and also in vesical calculi and kidney affections. There are no detailed studies reporting the antimicrobial potential of this plant. Based on...

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Main Authors: Koppala Narayana Sunil Kumar, Ariyamuthu Saraswathy, Swaminathan Amerjothy, Basaviah Ravishankar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411016302413