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The antimicrobial activity of Tanacetum parthenium

The overground parts of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) contain essential oil which is dominated by sesquiterpenic compounds: germcranolides, guayanolides (parthenolide) and eudesmanolides. There are also sterols, flavonoids and coumarins. The parthenolide inhibits certain Gram positive and Gram negative microorganisms, the eudesmanolides have shown antimicrobial activety against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Salmonella sp.. In our study the antibacterial and antifungal activity of two ethanolic drug extracts against 19 microorganisms was studied by agar diffusion and broth dilution methods.

Tanacetum parthenium; extract; antimicrobial activity

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