Title of article :
Anti E. coli Activity of Herbal Medicines: a Systematic Literature Review
Author/Authors :
Rezaei ، Nahid - Lorestan University of Medical Sciences , Rezaei ، Faranak - Lorestan University of Medical Sciences
Pages :
11
From page :
126
To page :
136
Abstract :
Escherichia coli is the gram negative bacilli of Entrobacteriaceae family that commonly found in intestinal infections and many infections outside the intestine, like urinary tract infections (UTI), cholecystitis, wound infections, meningitis, septicemia, pulmonary infections, and many more. Plants are rich sources of bioactive compounds, hence they can be effective in a wide variety of diseases. The pandemic spread of multidrugresistant (MDR) bacteria (i.e., extended-spectrum b-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBLPE), Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)) threaten healthcare Worldwide. The present review is a report of the most effective medicinal plants against E. coli. In this research, the required online database searches were conducted using the key words such as bacteria, E. coli and medicinal plants. Databases of Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect were explored to find and explore related articles. Since the incidence of E. coli is high, the aim of this study is to identify and report anti E. coli medicinal plants in Iran. The obtained results showed that there were 51 medicinal herbs that could be considered as the main medicinal plants capable of affecting E. coli.
Keywords :
E. coli , plant extracts , herbal plants , antibacterial activity
Journal title :
Herbal Medicines Journal
Serial Year :
2017
Journal title :
Herbal Medicines Journal
Record number :
2462688
Link To Document :
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