The antimicrobial properties of chile peppers (Capsicum species) and their uses in Mayan medicine

Cichewicz, Robert H.; Thorpe, Patrick A.

doi:10.1016/0378-8741(96)01384-0

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“…This is due to the chemical property of the extract which inhibited the growth of the fungi. Similar types of results were also observed by Cichewicz and Thorpe (1996). Many plants have been used to screen the antimicrobial property because of their antimicrobial traits, which are due to chemical compounds sythesised in their secondary metabolism of the plant such as alkaloids (O. T. A.…”

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Antimicrobial effect of Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standley, against certain bacteria and fungal strains

Nagaraja¹,

Geetha²,

Vinay³

2011

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Abstract:This study was performed to evaluate the antibacterial and antifungal potency of Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standley, commonly known as bottle gourd belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. Petroleum Ether, Chloroform, Methanol, Absolute alcohol and Water showed a majority of the compound including Steroids, Alkaloids, Tannins, Flavonoids, Lactones and Carbohydrates. All the five extracts were prepared by using soxhlet apparatus and the extracts showed moderate to potent antimicrobial activity against the bacterial strains: Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Salmonella typhi, Staphylococcus aureus and antifungal strains: such as Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus oryzae and Trichoderma harzianum.

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confidence: 69%

Antimicrobial effect of Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standley, against certain bacteria and fungal strains

Nagaraja¹,

Geetha²,

Vinay³

2011

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“…diffusion capacity of substances (present in the extracts) in the medium, antimicrobial activity of diffused substances, growth and metabolic activity of microorganisms in the medium [68] . However demonstration of antimicrobial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria may be indicative of the presence of broad spectrum antibiotic compounds [69,70] . But the mechanisms behind the antibacterial activity are complex to understand and could be attributed to either inhibiting the cell division or to damaging the cell walls of bacteria; which however requires to be investigated in detail [71] .…”

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Anti–bacterial activity and brine shrimp lethality bioassay of methanolic extracts of fourteen different edible vegetables from Bangladesh

Ullah

Haque

Urmi

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

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“…Este gênero pode ser associado, por exemplo, à medicina tradicional humana (Cichewicz & Thorpe, 1996;Molina-Torres et ai, 1999;Otero et ai, 2000), ao combate de enfermidades em criações domésticas (Mtambo et ai, 1999), ou mesmo a ritos de passagem que destaquem a bravura de jovens guerreiros indígenas (obs. pessoal).…”

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Pimentas do gênero Capsicum cultivadas em Roraima, Amazônia Brasileira. I. Espécies domesticadas

Barbosa

Luz

Filho³

et al. 2002

Acta Amaz.

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Foram inventariadas as pimentas domesticadas do gênero Capsicum que são cultivadas no Estado de Roraima, extremo norte da Amazônia brasileira. O levantamento foi realizado em comunidades indígenas e não indígenas. Dos 163 acessos registrados, C. chinense Jacq. (76,7%) foi a espécie com o maior número, seguida de C. frutescens L. (9,8%), C. annuum L. (8,0%) e C. baccatum v. pendulum Wild. (5,5%). As formas de fruto mais encontradas foram "alongada" (42,9%) e "ovalada" (27,0%). C. chinense apresentou a maior diversidade de formas enquanto que as demais estavam concentradas na forma "alongada". A cor predominante dos frutos maduros foi a vermelha (64,4%). Isoladamente, C. chinense foi melhor distribuída entre as cores básicas amarela (44,8%) e vermelha (55,2%), independente das diferentes tonalidades assumidas por cada acesso (alaranjado, vermelho-escuro, etc). O nível de pungência sensorial com maior número de registros foi o "alto" (62,6%), seguido do "médio" (16,0%), "baixo" (15,3%) e "muito alto" (6,1%). Dos 105 acessos de coloração vermelha, 67,6% possuía pungência "alta" ou "muito alta". C. chinense do tipo "murupi" e "olho-de-peixe", juntamente com "malagueta" (C. frutescens) são os morfotipos mais tradicionalmente consumidos entre as comunidades indígenas locais.

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The antimicrobial properties of chile peppers (Capsicum species) and their uses in Mayan medicine

Cited by 279 publications

References 20 publications

Antimicrobial effect of Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standley, against certain bacteria and fungal strains

Antimicrobial effect of Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standley, against certain bacteria and fungal strains

Anti–bacterial activity and brine shrimp lethality bioassay of methanolic extracts of fourteen different edible vegetables from Bangladesh

Pimentas do gênero Capsicum cultivadas em Roraima, Amazônia Brasileira. I. Espécies domesticadas

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