2005•Nigerian Journal of Natural Products and MedicineRequires access

The In Vitro Activity Of Seven Iranian Plants Of The Lamiaceae Family Against Helicobacter pylori

Alireza Ghannadi, Seyed Ebrahim Sajjadi, Daryoush Abedi, Jalilvand Yousefi, Reza Daraei-Ardekani

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori has been implicated in the etiology of stomach cancer and ulcers. The activity of total extract and polarfraction of Iranian medicinal plants Dracocephalum moldavica, Lavandula angustifolia, Rosmarinus officinalis, Salvia officinalis, Teucrium polium, Thymus daenensis and Zataria multiflora from the Mint family were tested and evaluated for inhibitory activity against some clinical isolates of H. pylori. Among these plants, methanolic extracts of Z. multiflora, D. moldavica and polar fraction of T. daenensis,R. officinalis and L. angustifolia were found to be the most effective. Key words: Helicobacter pylori, Lamiaceae, Dracocephalum moldavica, Lavandula angustifolia, Rosmarinus officinalis, Salvia officinalis, Teucrium polium, Thymus daenensis and Zataria multiflora, antimicrobial, Iranian plants Nig. J. Nat. Prod. and Med. Vol.8 2004: 40-42

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Key concepts: Lamiaceae, Traditional medicine, Officinalis, Rosmarinus, Lavandula, Salvia officinalis, Antimicrobial, Medicinal plants