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

被引:199
作者
Cichewicz, RH
Thorpe, PA
机构
[1] GRAND VALLEY STATE COLL,DEPT BIOL,ALLENDALE,MI 49401
[2] OHIO UNIV,DEPT ENVIRONM & PLANT BIOL,ATHENS,OH 45701
关键词
antimicrobial activity; Capsicum; ethnobotany; Mayan medicine; Solanaceae;
D O I
10.1016/0378-8741(96)01384-0
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
A survey of the Mayan pharmacopoeia revealed that tissues of Capsicum species (Solanaceae) are included in a number of herbal remedies for a variety of ailments of probable microbial origin. Using a filter disk assay, plain and heated aqueous extracts from fresh Capsicum annuum, Capsicum baccatum, Capsicum chinense, Capsicum frutescens, and Cap sicum pubescens varieties were tested for their antimicrobial effects with fifteen bacterial species and one yeast species. Two pungent compounds found in Capsicum species (capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin) were also tested for-their antimicrobial effects. The plain and heated extracts were found to exhibit varying degrees of inhibition against Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Clostridium sporogenes, Clostridium tetani, and Streptococcus pyogenes.
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页码:61 / 70
页数:10
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