Antimicrobial activity of crude extracts and pure compounds of Hypericum hircinum

Fitoterapia. 2000 Aug:71 Suppl 1:S138-40. doi: 10.1016/s0367-326x(00)00189-1.

Abstract

The antimicrobial activity of the n-hexane (H) and chloroform (C) extracts, the methanol extract (M) and its ethyl acetate (E) and n-butanol (B) fractions, and six isolated constituents of the aerial parts of Hypericum hircinum was investigated using an agar diffusion method. The maximum activity was exhibited by the methanolic extract against Staphylococcus aureus, while all pure constituents showed no antimicrobial activity against the tested microorganisms.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Fungi / drug effects
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Hypericum*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Phytotherapy*
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Plant Extracts