title: Interesting biological activities from plants traditionally used by Native Australians.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Plant Conservation, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Drive, Glencoe, IL 60022, USA. mpennacchhio@chicagobotanic.org
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pennacchio
authors.forename: Annabeth S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.forename: Rory P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Kristen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Wickens
authors.forename: Lucie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kienow
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts