Antibacterial effect of borage (Echium amoenum) on Staphylococcus aureus

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Autor(a) principal: Abolhassani,Mohsen
Data de Publicação: 2004
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000500008
Resumo: 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.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Antibacterial effect of borage (Echium amoenum) on Staphylococcus aureus
title Antibacterial effect of borage (Echium amoenum) on Staphylococcus aureus
spellingShingle Antibacterial effect of borage (Echium amoenum) on Staphylococcus aureus
Abolhassani,Mohsen
Borago
Echium amoenum
antibacterial activity
Staphylococcus aureus
title_short Antibacterial effect of borage (Echium amoenum) on Staphylococcus aureus
title_full Antibacterial effect of borage (Echium amoenum) on Staphylococcus aureus
title_fullStr Antibacterial effect of borage (Echium amoenum) on Staphylococcus aureus
title_full_unstemmed Antibacterial effect of borage (Echium amoenum) on Staphylococcus aureus
title_sort Antibacterial effect of borage (Echium amoenum) on Staphylococcus aureus
author Abolhassani,Mohsen
author_facet Abolhassani,Mohsen
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Abolhassani,Mohsen
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Borago
Echium amoenum
antibacterial activity
Staphylococcus aureus
topic Borago
Echium amoenum
antibacterial activity
Staphylococcus aureus
description 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.
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