| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000290866 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Abolhassani, Mohsen1 |
| Institutions: | 1Institut Pasteur, Departement d'Immunologie, Teherán. Irán |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Season: | Oct |
| Volumen: | 8 |
| Number: | 5 |
| Pages: | 382-385 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Descriptivo, aplicado |
| English abstract | 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 |
| Disciplines: | Biología, Química, Medicina |
| Keyword: | Angiospermas, Fitoquímica, Medicina alternativa, Borraja, Echium amoenum, Extractos, Antibióticos, Staphylococcus aureus |
| Keyword: | Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Angiosperms, Phytochemistry, Alternative medicine, Borago, Echium amoenum, Extracts, Antibacterial activity, Staphylococcus aureus |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
