Interesting biological activities from plants traditionally used by Native Australians.
Four plants routinely used for medicinal purposes by Native Australians were screened for various biological activities. Methanol extracts of Eremophila maculata, Acacia auriculoformis and Acacia bivenosa exhibited antibiotic effects, while Eremophila alternifolia yielded an extract that induced significant changes to the heart activity of spontaneously hypertensive rats. We report on these biological activities.
Pennacchio
Marcello
M
Institute for Plant Conservation, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Drive, Glencoe, IL 60022, USA. mpennacchhio@chicagobotanic.org
Kemp
Annabeth S
AS
Taylor
Rory P
RP
Wickens
Kristen M
KM
Kienow
Lucie
L
D000045:Acacia; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D001315:Australia; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004562:Electrocardiography; D041621:Eremophila Plant; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts