Traditional medicines and their in-vitro proof against Staphylococcus aureus in Pakistan
| Autor: | Muhammad Adnan, Akash Tariq, Roqaia Bibi, Sakina Mussarat, Bibi Fatima, Nawab Ali, Hazir Rahman, Zabta Khan Shinwari |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 6, Pp 355-368 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2352-4146 1995-7645 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1995-7645.234763 |
| Popis: | Objective: To gather the fragmented literature on ethnobotany, phytochemistry and in-vitro activities of medicinal plants of Pakistan being used against common infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Methods: A large number of published and unpublished research studies related to the ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and anti-S. aureus activity of medicinal flora of Pakistan published from 1990-2018 were reviewed using online bibliographic databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, ResearchGate and libraries. Results: S. aureus can cause many human ailments including endocarditis, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, septic arthritis, respiratory problems with an estimated infection rate of 25%-35% across the globe. This review comprised of 86 medicinal plants. Data showed that people mostly used leaves (50%) for the preparation of traditional medicines. Correlation analysis on the reviewed data revealed that methanolic extract concentrations of medicinal plants was highly significantly positive correlated (r=0.8; P |
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