Antilisterial Activity of Some Plants Used in Folk Medicine

Abstract Ethanol extracts from six species representing six different families, used in traditional medicine in Turkey were evaluated for their antilisterial activities. The antilisterial activities of Plantago major. L., Ononis spinosa. L., Lythrum salicaria. L., Juglans regia. L., Centranthus long...

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Published inPharmaceutical biology Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 91 - 94
Main Authors Altanlar, Nurten, Saltan Çito lu, Gülçin, Y lmaz, Betül Sever
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lisse Informa UK Ltd 01.03.2006
Taylor & Francis
Swets & Zeitlinger
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Centranthus
Centranthus longiflorus
General pharmacology
Juglans regia
Listeria
Lythrum salicaria
Medical sciences
Ononis spinosa
Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Plantago major
Teucrium
Teucrium polium
Europe
Teucrium polium
Plantago major
Pharmacognosy
Centranthus longiflorus
Medicinal plant
Plantaginaceae
Ononis spinosa
Juglandaceae
Leguminosae
Listeria
Folk medicine
Labiatae
Dicotyledones
Lythrum salicaria
Angiospermae
Plant origin
Bacteria
Spermatophyta
Juglans regia
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Summary:Abstract Ethanol extracts from six species representing six different families, used in traditional medicine in Turkey were evaluated for their antilisterial activities. The antilisterial activities of Plantago major. L., Ononis spinosa. L., Lythrum salicaria. L., Juglans regia. L., Centranthus longiflorus. Stev., and Teucrium polium. L. were tested against four different Listeria. isolates (L. monocytogenes., L. ivanovii., L. innocua., and L. murrayi.) by the agar diffusion method and the macrodilution method. All plants showed antilisterial activity against L. monocytogenes..
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ISSN:1388-0209
1744-5116
DOI:10.1080/13880200600591907