Screening of some plants used in the Brazilian folk medicine for the treatment of infectious diseases
FHFabíola HoletzGLGreisiele Lorena PessiniNRNeviton Rogério SanchesDADiógenes Aparı́cio Garcia CortezCVCelso Vataru Nakamura
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
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Abstract
Extracts of 13 Brazilian medicinal plants were screened for their antimicrobial activity against bacteria and yeasts. Of these, 10 plant extracts showed varied levels of antibacterial activity. Piper regnellii presented a good activity against Staphylococus aureus and Bacillus subtilis, a moderate activity on Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and a weak activity against Escherichia coli. Punica granatum showed good activity on S. aureus and was inactive against the other standard strains. Eugenia uniflora presented moderate activity on both S. aureus and E. coli. Psidium guajava,Tanacetum vulgare, Arctium lappa, Mikania glomerata, Sambucus canadensis, Plantago major and Erythrina speciosa presented some degree of…
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- Traditional medicine
- Antibacterial activity
- Biology
- Punica
- Achillea millefolium
- Arctium lappa
- Antimicrobial
- Medicinal plants
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