Biological Evaluation of Some Saudi Arabian Plants

  • Woo, Won-Sick (National Products Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Eun-Bang (National Products Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Chi, Hyung-Joon (National Products Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ahmad-Jado (Faculty of Pharmacy,UniversityofRiyadh)
  • Published : 1977.09.01

Abstract

Alcoholic extracts of twenty-one Saudi Arabian plants have been evaluated for their biological activities. Many of the plant extracts were observed to have weak activities against central nervous system. Rhazya stricta showed antimicrobial activity. However, any extract with antitumor activity could not be detected.

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