Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal barks used in Peruvian Amazon
Language English Country Ireland Media print-electronic
Document type Comparative Study, Evaluation Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
17178202
DOI
10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.010
PII: S0378-8741(06)00596-4
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- MeSH
- Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology therapeutic use MeSH
- Phytotherapy * MeSH
- Gram-Positive Bacteria drug effects MeSH
- Plant Roots chemistry MeSH
- Plant Bark chemistry MeSH
- Plants, Medicinal chemistry classification MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests MeSH
- Drug Evaluation, Preclinical MeSH
- Medicine, Traditional MeSH
- Geography MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Evaluation Study MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Comparative Study MeSH
- Geographicals
- Peru MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Anti-Bacterial Agents MeSH
The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of six barks traditionally used in Callería District (Ucayali Department, Peru) for treating conditions likely to be associated with microorganisms. Ethanol extracts of stem barks of Abuta grandifolia (Menispermaceae), Dipteryx micrantha (Leguminosae), Cordia alliodora (Boraginaceae), Naucleopsis glabra (Moraceae), Pterocarpus rohrii (Leguminosae), and root bark of Maytenus macrocarpa (Celastraceae) were tested against nine bacteria and one yeast using the broth microdilution method. All plants possessed significant antimicrobial effect, however, the extract of Naucleopsis glabra exhibited the strongest activity against Gram-positive bacteria (MICs ranging from 62.5 to 125 microg/ml), while the broadest spectrum of action was shown by the extract of Maytenus macrocarpa, which inhibited all the strains tested with MICs ranging from 125 to 250 microg/ml.
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Maytenus macrocarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) Briq.: Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activity
