Isolation of the compounds from antimicrobial active fraction from the stem barks of Entada spiralis Ridl

• Main Authors: Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton, Harun, Aiza, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Che Mohd Ramli, Neni Kartini
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/8023/4/iirie2011.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/8023/; http://www.iium.edu.my/irie/11/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Entada spiralis Ridl. which is locally known as Sintok or Beluru is a woody climber with a characteristic spiral stem. The stem bark is traditionally used as natural shampoo and body wash among Malays due to its high content of saponins and its medicinal properties. The methanol extract of the stem...