Antibiotic activity of natural products: 1. Propolis.
Material extracted from propolis (bee glue) by alkaline aqueous solvents or organic solvents showed weak inhibitory activity in vitro against certain species of Gram-positive bacteria. No antimicrobial activity was detected in urine from three volunteers who had taken 500 mg propolis three times a day for 3 days.
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Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London, Great Britain.
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D000818:Animals; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects; D001516:Bees; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D003013:Clostridium / Q000187:drug effects; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011429:Propolis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D012116:Resins, Plant / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000187:drug effects; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects
D012116:Resins, Plant; D011429:Propolis