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Antibacterial activity of medicinal plant extracts against periodontopathic bacteria
Author(s) -
Iauk L.,
Lo Bue A. M.,
Milazzo I.,
Rapisarda A.,
Blandino G.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.1188
Subject(s) - eikenella corrodens , officinalis , traditional medicine , calendula officinalis , fusobacterium nucleatum , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibacterial activity , magnolia officinalis , botany , porphyromonas gingivalis , bacteria , medicine , genetics , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , pathology
This study was performed to evaluate the antibacterial activity of Althaea ofcinalis L. roots, Arnica montana L. owers, Calendula ofcinalis L. owers, Hamamelis virginiana L. leaves, Illicium verum Hook. fruits and Melissa ofcinalis L. leaves, against anaerobic and facultative aerobic periodontal bacteria: Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella spp., Fusobacterium nucleatum, Capnocytophaga gingivalis, Veilonella parvula, Eikenella corrodens, Peptostreptococcus micros and Actinomyces odontolyticus. The methanol extracts of H. virginiana and A. montana and, to a lesser extent, A. ofcinalis were shown to possess an inhibiting activity (MIC ≤ 2048 mg/L) against many of the species tested. In comparison, M. ofcinalis and C. ofcinalis extracts had a lower inhibiting activity (MIC ≥ 2048 mg/L) against all the tested species with the exception of Prevotella sp. Illicium verum methanol extract was not very active though it had a particular good activity against E. corrodens . The results suggest the use of the alcohol extracts of H. virginiana, A. montana and A. ofcinalis for topical medications in periodontal prophylactics. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.