Screening for antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plants species of traditional Chinese medicine

D. Janovská, K. Kubíková and L. Kokoška
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D. Janovská: Department of Tropical and Subtropical Crops, Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture, Czech University of Agriculture, Prague-Suchdol, Czech Republic
K. Kubíková: Department of Tropical and Subtropical Crops, Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture, Czech University of Agriculture, Prague-Suchdol, Czech Republic
L. Kokoška: Department of Tropical and Subtropical Crops, Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture, Czech University of Agriculture, Prague-Suchdol, Czech Republic

Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2003, vol. 21, issue 3, 107-110

Abstract: The antimicrobial activity of crude ethanolic extracts of 10 medicinal plants used in traditional Chinese medicine was tested against five species of microorganisms: Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida albicans. Of the 10 plants tested, 5 showed antimicrobial activity against one or more species of microorganisms. The most active antimicrobial plants were Chelidonium majus, Sanguisorba officinalis, and Tussilago farfara.

Keywords: antimicrobial activity; medicinal plants; crude extracts; traditional Chinese medicíně (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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