Anticariogenic activity of some tropical medicinal plants against Streptococcus mutans

The methanol extracts of five tropical plants, Baeckea frutescens, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Kaempferia pandurata, Physalis angulata and Quercus infectoria, exhibited potent antibacterial activity against the cariogenic bacterium Streptococcus mutans. In particular, G. glabra, K. pandurata and P. angulata...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Fitoterapia 2004-09, Vol.75 (6), p.596-598
Hauptverfasser:	Hwang, Jae-Kwan, Shim, Jae-Seok, Chung, Jae-Youn
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibacterial activity Baeckea frutescens Biological and medical sciences General pharmacology Glycyrrhiza glabra Humans Kaempferia pandurata Medical sciences Microbial Sensitivity Tests Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food Pharmacology. Drug treatments Physalis angulata Phytotherapy Plants, Medicinal Quercus infectoria Streptococcus mutans Streptococcus mutans - drug effects Tropical Climate
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Zusammenfassung:	The methanol extracts of five tropical plants, Baeckea frutescens, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Kaempferia pandurata, Physalis angulata and Quercus infectoria, exhibited potent antibacterial activity against the cariogenic bacterium Streptococcus mutans. In particular, G. glabra, K. pandurata and P. angulata conferred fast killing bactericidal effect against S. mutans in 2 min at 50 μg/ml of extract concentration.
ISSN:	0367-326X
DOI:	10.1016/j.fitote.2004.05.006