title: In vitro anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of Greek herbal medicines.
abstract: In this paper, we have studied the anti-Helicobacter pylori effect of 70 Greek plant extracts and a number of commercially available herbs used traditionally in folk medicine against gastric ailments, peptic ulcer included. The extracts of Anthemis melanolepis, Cerastium candidissimum, Chamomilla recutita, Conyza albida, Dittrichia viscosa, Origanum vulgare and Stachys alopecuros have been proved active against one standard strain and 15 clinical isolates of H. pylori.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy & Chemistry of Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stamatis
authors.forename: Panayiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kyriazopoulos
authors.forename: Stamatina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Golegou
authors.forename: Aris
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basayiannis
authors.forename: Spyros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Skaltsas
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Skaltsa
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006115:Greece; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts