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Antibacterial activity of medicinal plants of northern Peru - Part II

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Bacterial infections and inflammation are among the ailments treated by traditional healers. The World Health Organization has expressed high interest in Traditional Medicine, and it is important to demonstrate scientifically that remedies employed in folk medicine are indeed therapeutically active. In this second communication we report on antibacterial assays for 80 plant species conducted under simple laboratory conditions in a private clinic in Trujillo, Peru. The aim of the study was to scientifically test whether plants used in Traditional Medicine for the treatment of infections showed antibacterial activity. Extracts of samples of 80 species were screened for antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli using an agar-diffusion method. Two species tested as traditional water extracts and 35 species extracted in ethanol showed activity against at least one of the bacteria. To confirm the results of our first screening, a random sample of the initial species set was re-sampled, and the previous results could be confirmed.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16494464

Authors: Bussmann, Rainer, Glenn, Ashley, Meyer, Karen, Rothrock, Alyse, Townesmith, Andrew, Sharon, Douglas, Díaz, Doris, Castro, Myra, Cárdenas, Rosalie, Regalado, Samuel, Del Toro, Rigoberto, Chait, Gabriel, Malca, Gonzalo, Pérez, Fredy

Institutions: Missouri Botanical Garden, University of California, Berkeley, San Diego State University, National University of Trujillo, Antenor Orrego Private University

Language: English

Topic: Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Subfield: Food Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2186465814

FWCI: 0.997

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