Phytotherapy in Streptococcus agalactiae: An Overview of the Medicinal Plants Effective against Streptococcus agalactiae
Published: June 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/25530.9988
Somayeh Delfani, Mahmoud Bahmani, Reza Mohammadrezaei-Khorramabadi, Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei
1. Department of Microbiology, Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iorestan, Iran.
2. Department of Microbiology, Leishmaniasis Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
3. Student, Department of Biochemistry, Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
4. Department of Pharmacology, Medical Plants Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
Correspondence
Prof. Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei,
Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
E-mail: rafieian@yahoo.com
Streptococcus agalactiae is a spherical and Gram-positive bacterium that causes postpartum sepsis, endometritis, chorioamnionitis and premature delivery in pregnant women. The use of herbs and natural ingredients for the treatment of various disorders has been common. The present review is a report on the medicinal plants with anti-Streptococcus agalactiae effects. In this review, the search was carried out in Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and Science direct by keywords such as bacteria, Streptococcus agalactiae and medicinal plants. According to the search results, 10 medicinal plants are used as anti-bacterial against Streptococcus agalactiae. Results of this study suggest that the active ingredients listed in this review paper used for pharmacological studies on Streptococcus agalactiae so it can produce effective natural antibiotic for the future.
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