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Antimicrobial |
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An antimicrobial agent is a drug for killing microorganisms (such as bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi) or suppressing their multiplication or growth.
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Plants having 'Antimicrobial' activity
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| Abies mariana | Antiinflammatory, disinfectant, odontalgic, stomachic, vulnerary | | Abrus precatorius | Cytotoxic and anthelmintic (seed); antiestrogenic (root); stimulates the cardiovascular system (aerial part); Abortifacient (seed and root), anodyne, aphrodisiac, antimicrobial, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, febrifuge, hemostat, laxative, purgative, refrigerant, sedative, vermifuge, anti-fertility activity (Prakash & Mathur, 1976), antitumour activity | | Acalypha indica | Expectorant and induces nausea (root); antibacterial (plant); diuretic and laxative; Cathartic, anthelmintic, emetic, anodyne and hypnotic, antimicrobial activity (extract of dried leaves). | | Achillea millefolium | Anticancer, antimicrobial, antiinflammatory, cytotoxic and antispasmodic (essential oil); hemostatic, alterative, analgesic, antidiarrheal, antiemetic, antirheumatic, antiseptic, astringent, purifies the blood, carminative, anthelmintic and anticonvulsive. | | Adansonia digitata | Used as expectorant and astringent and has antihistaminic properties (leaves); as a febrifuge, anti-dysenteric, antimycotic, antiviral and antimicrobial (fruits) | | Aegle marmelos | Hypoglycemic (root bark); anthelmintic and antifungal (seed); antiviral, astringent, laxative, carminative, hypothermic, hemostatic and arrests secretions, antiinflammatory and antimicrobial (against Salmonella and Vibrio cholera) (fruit); antibiotic activity (fruit, leaves and roots); sweet, aromatic, cooling, alterative and nutritive (ripe fruit); laxative (fresh fruit); astringent, digestive, stomachic, and constipative (unripe fruit); stimulant, antipyretic and antiscorbutic (pulp). | | Aloe zebrina | Purgative, disinfectant and anthelminthic (plant juice) | | Alpinia officinarum | Stimulant, carminative, diuretic and antimicrobial (rhizome); against pathogenic fungi that cause skin diseases. | | Anemopsis californica | The root is analgesic, antiarthritic, anticancer, anticonvulsant, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, antiseptic, CNS Depressant, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic,emetic, immunostimulant, laxative, myorelaxant and sedative. The whole plant is analgesic, antiperiodic, antiphlogistic, blood purifier, disinfectant, diuretic, laxative, stomachic and vulnerary. | | Anogeissus leiocarpa | Antimicrobial and anthelmintic (bark, leaves and roots); bactericidal and fungicidal (seeds) | | Areca catechu | Laxative, aphrodisiac, digestive, astringent, diuretic, stimulant, cardiotonic, emmenagogue, antimicrobial and anthelmintic; freshens breath and strengthens gums (paste). | | Artemisia nilagirica | Antilithic, antiseptic, anthelmintic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, stomachic, antiseptic, tonic, larvicidal. insecticidal. antimicrobial and antifungal (essential plant oil); purifies blood (flower and stem); anthelmintic (flower and leaf decoction). | | Artemisia sieversiana | Antimicrobial (plant); antiseptic and anthelmintic(leaves and flowering stems); tonic, deobstruent, febrifuge and anthelmintic (plant) | | Artemisia tridentata | Antirheumatic, antiseptic, digestive, disinfectant, febrifuge, ophthalmic, poultice and sedative (plant) | | Artocarpus altilis | As astringent and purgative (roots); antimicrobial (bark and stem extract) | | Asparagus adscendens | Demulcent, diaphoretic, galactogogue, stimulant, aphrodisiac (root bark powder); antimicrobial (root). | | Aucoumea klaineana | Astingent and disinfectant (Bark) | | Azima tetracantha | Diuretic, disinfectant, odontalgic and stimulant tonic (plant) | | Bixa orellana | Antimicrobial, diuretic, digestive stimulant, hepatoprotective, hypocholesterolemic (leaves); antioxidant, hepatoprotective, insect repellant, diuretic, hypocholesterolemic (seeds). | | Blumea lacera | Antifungal, antimicrobial and repels insects (essential leaf oil); astringent (root); astringent, diuretic, and febrifugal (leaf juice) | | |