Antibacterial effect of borage (Echium amoenum) on Staphylococcus aureus
Antibacterial effect of borage (Echium amoenum) on Staphylococcus aureus
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DOI：
10.1590/s1413-86702004000500008
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发表时间：
2004-10-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Abolhassani, Mohsen
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作者：
Abolhassani, Mohsen
琉璃苣（Echium amoenum）是琉璃苣科的一年生大型植物，生长在欧洲大部分地区和伊朗北方。琉璃苣花在法国和其他国家被用作草药。伊朗琉璃苣被用于传统医学的传染病，流感和作为一种退烧药。我们测试了琉璃苣干花的水提取物的体外抗菌活性。该提取物对金黄色葡萄球菌8327表现出浓度依赖性的抗菌活性。该活性是耐热的，但冻干提取物的活性在90天期间逐渐降低。伊朗琉璃苣花的传统用途是用于传染病和控制发烧，这似乎是合理的。
Borage (Echium amoenum) is a large annual plant of the Boraginaceae family, which grows in most of Europe and in northern Iran. The borage flower is used as a medicinal herb in France and other countries. Iranian borage is used in traditional medicine for infectious diseases, flu and as an anti-febrile. We tested the aqueous extract of borage dried flowers in vitro for its antibacterial activity. The extract showed concentration-dependent antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus 8327. This activity was heat resistant, but the activity of freeze-dried extract gradually diminished during a 90-day period. The traditional use of Iranian borage flowers for infectious diseases and for controlling fever appears to be justified.