10/03/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo
Parrotiopsis jacquemontiana (Decne) Rehder is a plant found in Pakistan that is traditionally used for treating wounds and skin infections. A group of researchers from Quaid-i-Azam University in Pakistan have shown that the leaves of P. jacquemontiana have potent antibacterial and antifungal potential. Their study, which was published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, looked at the effects of leaf extracts on clinical multi-drug resistant bacterial strains.
Results of the study show that inhibition of the different bacterial and fungal strains can be observed even with low doses of P. jacquemontiana leaf extracts. This shows that P. jacquemontiana has strong antibacterial and antifungal activity. In addition to this many phytochemicals were also identified in the extracts, which could be attributed for these biological activities.
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Journal Reference:
Ali S, Khan MR, Irfanullah, Sajid M, Zahra Z. PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL APPRAISAL OF PARROTIOPSIS JACQUEMONTIANA (DECNE) REHDER. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 31 January 2018;18(43). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-018-2114-z
Tagged Under: antibiotic resistance, Antibiotics, Antimicrobial, bacteria, bacterial infection, drug resistance, fungal infection, Fungi, herbal medicine, infection, infectious diseases, Leaves, multiple drug resistance, natural antibiotics, natural cures, plant medicine, skin infections, wounds