09/08/2018 / By Edsel Cook
Chinese researchers examined the antibiotic potential of phenanthrene, a fraction derived from the tuber of the Chinese ground orchid (Bletilla striata). They reported that phenanthrenes showed significant bactericidal and bacteriostatic effects on several pathogenic strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
The research was supported by the Zhejiang Chinese Medical University. The outcome was published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Their findings led the researchers to conclude that the phenanthrene fraction in the Chinese ground orchid has significant promise as a natural treatment for infections caused by pathogenic Staphylococcus bacteria, especially the drug-resistant strain.
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Journal reference
Guo J-J, Dai B-L, Chen N-P, Jin L-X, Jiang F-S, Ding Z-S, Qian C-D. THE ANTI-STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ACTIVITY OF THE PHENANTHRENE FRACTION FROM FIBROUS ROOTS OF BLETILLA STRIATA. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 29 November 2016;16(1). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-016-1488-z.
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