Inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by plant extracts used in Guatemala for the treatment of tuberculosis
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inhibition, mycobacterium tuberculosis, plant extracts used in Guatemala for the treatment of tuberculosisAbstract
Using a dilution technique on Middlebrook 7H 1 0 agar, an in vitro screening of the activity against three strains of M. tuberculosis (248, 251, 280) of 11 ethanolic extracts of plants popularly used in Guatemala for the treatment of tuberculosis was performed. Four extracts showed significant activity against some strain: Achillea millefolium inhibited all three strains, Sida acuta inhibited two, and Eucalyptus globulus and Sida rhombifolia inhibited one of the strains. Apparently the activity is bacteriostatic, since there was growth when the plates were reincubated. It is suggested that further research on these plants be continued to better understand their potential as antibiotics.
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