Antimicrobial activity of Viola tricolor herb

Ewa Witkowska-Banaszczak; Wiesława Bylka; Irena Matławska; Olga Goślińska; Zygmunt Muszyński

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2005.03.005

Antimicrobial activity of Viola tricolor herb

Fitoterapia. 2005 Jul;76(5):458-61. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.03.005.

Authors

Ewa Witkowska-Banaszczak¹, Wiesława Bylka, Irena Matławska, Olga Goślińska, Zygmunt Muszyński

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pharmacognosy, University of Medical Sciences in Poznań, 10 Sieroca Street, 61-771 Poznań, Poland.

PMID: 15893888
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.03.005

Abstract

The antimicrobial activity of infusion, decoction, ethanol extract and fractions obtained by successive extraction of Viola tricolor herb with dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and methanol was evaluated. The infusion, decoction and ethanol extract were found to be most effective against the tested microorganisms.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage
Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
Candida albicans / drug effects
Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects*
Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects*
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Phytotherapy*
Plant Extracts / administration & dosage
Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
Plant Extracts / therapeutic use
Viola*

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents
Plant Extracts