Antimicrobial activities of methanol, ethanol and supercritical CO2 extracts of Philippine Piper betle L. on clinical isolates of gram positive and gram negative bacteria with transferable multiple drug resistance

• Main Authors: Valle, Demetrio L., Cabrera, Esperanza C., Puzon, Juliana Janet M., Rivera, Windell L.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Piper betle > Philippines; Antibacterial agents; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4451
• Institution: De La Salle University

Piper betle L. has traditionally been used in alternative medicine in different countries for various therapeutic purposes, including as an anti-infective agent. However, studies reported in the literature are mainly on its activities on drug susceptible bacterial strains. This study determined the...