In vitro anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of Greek herbal medicines.
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.
Stamatis
George
G
Department of Pharmacognosy & Chemistry of Natural Products, School of Pharmacy, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece.
Kyriazopoulos
Panayiotis
P
Golegou
Stamatina
S
Basayiannis
Aris
A
Skaltsas
Spyros
S
Skaltsa
Helen
H
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts