Fitoterapia. 2002 Aug; 73(5): 414-6.

Antibacterial activity of Syzygium cumini and Syzygium travancoricum leaf essential oils.

Shafi PM, Rosamma MK, Jamil K, Reddy PS.

Department of Chemistry, Calicut University, 673 635, Kerala, India. [email protected]

The leaf essential oils of Syzygium cumini and Syzygium travancoricum were tested for their antibacterial property. The activity of S. cumini essential oil was found to be good, while that of S. travancoricum was moderate.