title: Antibacterial activity of plant extracts used externally in traditional medicine.
abstract: Plants of 28 families, selected on the basis of medicinal folklore reports and literature data, were studied in a screening program. Aqueous extracts of plants used externally for the treatment of infected skin lesions were tested for their antibacterial potential. The results indicated that about 60% of the plant extracts tested exhibited some level of antibacterial action.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacognosy, University of Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brantner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grein
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts