2020
DOI: 10.9734/ejmp/2020/v31i1830337
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Antimicrobial Activity from Species Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng, a Review

Abstract: Introduction: Nowadays, several bacteria have acquired resistance to available antimicrobial agents making necessary the search for new therapeutic alternatives. Plectranthus amboinicus L. is a succulent and aromatic herb, popularly known as thick leaf mint, used in popular medicine for the treatment of colds, digestive diseases, asthma, headache and to fight pathogenic bacteria activity. In view the antimicrobial activity of P. amboinicus this study had as aim to review publications involving researches about… Show more

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“…The reported MIC values can be prone to misinterpretation because the de ned processing details are insu ciently established for extracts, essential oils or phytochemical compounds by reference institutions such as the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) both in the methods of preparing and dissolving the products like extracts, and in the methods of MIC testing. Better standardization is needed so that the results can be properly compared (Maria et al, 2020). Nevertheless, the inhibition of S. mutans and S. sanguinis in the studies was due to the active antibacterial compounds of P. amboinicus such as carvacrol, thymol, avonoids, terpenoids, tannins and saponins (Bismelah et al, 2019).…”
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“…The reported MIC values can be prone to misinterpretation because the de ned processing details are insu ciently established for extracts, essential oils or phytochemical compounds by reference institutions such as the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) both in the methods of preparing and dissolving the products like extracts, and in the methods of MIC testing. Better standardization is needed so that the results can be properly compared (Maria et al, 2020). Nevertheless, the inhibition of S. mutans and S. sanguinis in the studies was due to the active antibacterial compounds of P. amboinicus such as carvacrol, thymol, avonoids, terpenoids, tannins and saponins (Bismelah et al, 2019).…”
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confidence: 99%