Antibacterial screening of some Peruvian medicinal plants used in Callería District
Language English Country Ireland Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
15894143
DOI
10.1016/j.jep.2005.01.062
PII: S0378-8741(05)00205-9
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- MeSH
- Anti-Bacterial Agents administration & dosage pharmacology therapeutic use MeSH
- Phytotherapy * MeSH
- Gram-Negative Bacteria drug effects MeSH
- Gram-Positive Bacteria drug effects MeSH
- Plants, Medicinal * MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests MeSH
- Plant Extracts administration & dosage pharmacology therapeutic use MeSH
- Medicine, Traditional MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Peru MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Anti-Bacterial Agents MeSH
- Plant Extracts MeSH
Nine ethanol extracts of Brunfelsia grandiflora (Solanaceae), Caesalpinia spinosa (Caesalpiniaceae), Dracontium loretense (Araceae), Equisetum giganteum (Equisetaceae), Maytenus macrocarpa (Celastraceae), Phyllanthus amarus (Euphorbiaceae), Piper aduncum (Piperaceae), Terminalia catappa (Combretaceae), and Uncaria tomentosa (Rubiaceae), medicinal plants traditionally used in Calleria District for treating conditions likely to be associated with microorganisms, were screened for antimicrobial activity against nine bacterial strains using the broth microdilution method. Among the plants tested, Phyllanthus amarus and Terminalia catappa showed the most promising antibacterial properties, inhibiting all of the strains tested with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) ranging from 0.25 to 16 mg/ml. The extract from aerial part of Piper aduncum was significantly more active against Gram-positive (MICs ranging from 1 to 2 mg/ml) than against Gram-negative bacteria (MICs > 16 mg/ml).
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