Determination of In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Five Sri Lankan Medicinal Plants against Selected Human Pathogenic Bacteria

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Photographs of plants used in the study. (a) Botanical name: Asparagus falcatus; local name: hathawariya; family: Liliaceae. (b) Botanical name: Asteracantha longifolia; local name: neeramulliya; family: Acanthaceae. (c) Botanical name: Coriandrum sativum; local name: koththamalli; family: Umbelliferae. (d) Botanical name: Epaltes divaricata; local name: heen mudamahana; family: Compositae. (e) Botanical name: Vetiveria zizanioides; local name: sewendara; family: Graminae.

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