Mullein and red clover extracts are effective antibacterial agents against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and four skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI)-associated bacteria

Hedrai And Hemorrhages

“…A few of the phenolic compounds found in olive oil, such as oleuropein aglycon, oleocanthal, and tyroso, inhibit the growth of a variety of bacteria that are commonly associated with infected wounds such as Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis(Cicerale et al: 2012, 130). Red clover and mullein contain ethyl linolenate and ethyl-a-d-glucopyranoside respectively, both of which inhibit the growth of the aforementioned varieties of bacteria as well(Shade et al: 2020). Regardless of the inclusion or exclusion of "cleansing" in the plaster descriptions, both plaster groups De Materia Medica, I.30, II.118, III.29, IV.103).The ancient properties that were assigned to these plants illuminate what properties of the pharmaka were understood by Hippocratic physicians.…”