Open AccessComparative Investigation of the Antimicrobial Activity of PADMA 28 and Selected European Herbal Drugs
Author(s) -
Antje R. Weseler,
Reinhard Saller,
J. Reichling
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
complementary medicine research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.238
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2504-2106
pISSN - 2504-2092
DOI - 10.1159/000069234
Subject(s) - traditional medicine , antimicrobial , medicine , broth microdilution , minimum inhibitory concentration , candida albicans , camphor , phytotherapy , antibacterial activity , traditional chinese medicine , pharmacology , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology
PADMA 28 is a multicompound preparation of 20 herbs, calcium sulphate, and camphor, derived from Tibetan medicine. It is usually used in the treatment of peripheral circulatory disorders, accompanied by the symptoms tingling, formication, heaviness and tenseness in arms and legs, numbness in hands and feet, and cramps in the calf. Recently, the question of whether appropriate preparations of PADMA 28 also exhibit antibacterial and antimycotic activity has often been raised. As there are as yet no experimental findings that answer this question, an in vitro study was carried out. In a parallel survey we investigated the antimicrobial properties of 5 herbal drugs which are commonly used in the traditional European folk medicine for the topical treatment of mild skin infections, wounds and eczematous skin lesions.
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