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. 2014 Aug 14;20(30):10368–10382. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i30.10368

Table 2.

Anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of medicinal plant extracts and fractions

Plant Test sample MIC/MBC Ref.
Strong activity (MIC: < 10 μg/mL)
Impatiens balsamina L. Pod acetone/95% ethanol/ MIC: 0.625-2.5 μg/mL Wang et al[52]
ethyl acetate extracts MBC: 1.25-2.5 μg/mL
Strong-moderate acticity (MIC: 10-100 μg/mL)
Persea americana, Annona cherimola, Guaiacum coulteri, Moussonia deppeana Methanol extract MIC: 7.5-15.6 μg/mL Castillo-Juárez et al[53]
Myristica fragrans (seed), Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary leaf ) Methanol extract MIC: 12.5-25 μg/mL Mahady et al[54]
Curcuma amada Roxb., Mallotus phillipinesis (Lam) Muell., Myrisctica fragrans Houtt., Psoralea corylifolia L. 70% Ethanol extract MIC: 15.6-62.5 μg/mL Zaidi et al[55]
Achillea millefolium, Foeniculum vulgare (seed), Passiflora incarnata (herb), Origanum majorana (herb) and a (1:1) combination of Curcuma longa (root), ginger rhizome Methanol extract MIC: 50 μg/mL Mahady et al[54]
Carum carvi (seed), Elettaria cardamomum (seed), Gentiana lutea (roots), Juniper communis (berry), Lavandula angustifolia (flowers), Melissa officinalis (leaves), Mentha piperita (leaves), Pimpinella anisum (seed) Methanol extract MIC: 100 μg/mL Mahady et al[54]
Abrus cantoniensis, Saussurea lappa, Eugenia caryophyllata Ethanol extract MIC: 40 μg/mL Li et al[56]
Hippophae rhamnoides, Fritillaria thunbergii, Magnolia officinalis, Schisandra chinensis, Corydalis yanhusuo, Citrus reticulata, Bupleurum chinense, Ligusticum chuanxiong Ethanol extract MIC: 60 μg/mL Li et al[56]
Myroxylon peruiferum Methanol extract MIC: 62.5 μg/mL Ohsaki et al[57]
Weak-moderate acticity (MIC: 100-1000 μg/mL)
Aristolochia pauciner6is Rhizome/leave fraction MIC: 4-128 μg/mL Gadhi et al[58]
Cistus laurifolius, Spartium junceum, Cedrus libani, solstitialis, Momordica charantia, Sambucus ebulus, Hypericum perforatum Solvent extract and hexane fraction MIC: 1.95-250 μg/mL Yeşilada et al[59]
Larrea divaricate Cav (leaves and tender branches) Aqueous extract MIC: 40-100 μg/mL Stege et al[60]
Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile, Calotropis procera (Aiton) Methanol/acetone extract MIC: 8-256 μg/mL Amin et al[61]
W.T. Aiton, Fagonia arabica L., Adhatoda vasica Nees, Casuarina equisetifolia L.
Zingiber officinale 95% Ethanol extract MIC: 10-160 μg/mL Nostro et al[62]
Tephrosia purpurea (Linn.) Pers. Methanol extract and fraction MIC: 25-400 μg/mL Chinniah et al[63]
Terminalia macroptera (root) Root solvent fraction MIC: 100-200 μg/mL Silva et al[64]
Black myrobalan (Teminalia chebula Retz) Water extract MIC: 125 μg/mL Malekzadeh et al[65]
MBC: 150 μg/mL
Rubus ulmifolius leaves Ethyl acetate/methanol MIC: 134-270 μg/mL Martinia et al[66]
Amphipterygium adstringens Bark petroleum ether fraction MIC: 160 μg/mL Castillo-Juárez et al[67]
Lycopodium cernuum Hexane fraction MIC: 16-1000 μg/mL Ndip et al[68]
MBC: 125-1000 μg/mL
Ageratum conyzoides, Scleria striatinux, Lycopodium cernua Methanol extract MIC: 63-1000 μg/mL Ndip et al[69]
MBC: 195-15000 μg/mL
Sclerocarya birrea Acetone/aqueous stem bark extract MIC: 80-2500 μg/mL Njume et al[70]
Including Artemisia ludoviciana subsp.mexicana 43 plants Methanol/aqueous extract MIC: 312-500 μg/mL Castillo-Juárez et al[53]
Pteleopsis suberosa Stem bark methanol extract MIC: 313-500 μg/mL Germanò et al[71]
Ageratum conyzoides, Scleria striatinux, Lycopodium cernua Methanol extract MIC: 32-1000 μg/mL Ndip et al[69]
Including Cuminum cyminum L., Cynara scolymus L., Origanum vulgare L. 17 plants Ethanol extracts MIC: 600-10000 μg/mL Nostro et al[72]
Allium sativum Aqueous extract MIC: 2000-5000 μg/mL Cellini et al[73]
Weak acticity (MIC: > 1000 μg/mL)
Mentha × piperita, Peppermint Oil, Origanum vulgare, Pimpinella anisum, Aniseed Oil, Syzygium aromaticum Essential oil IC50: 160-1460 μg/mL Cwikla et al[74]
Chamomila recutita L., Ilex paraguariensis A. St.-Hil. 96% Ethanol extract MIC: < 625-1250 μg/mL Cogo et al[75]
Allium ascalonicum Linn. (leaf) Methanol extract MIC: 625- 1250 μg/mL Bolanle et al[76]
Sclerocarya birrea Stem bark acetone/aqueous extracts MIC90: 60-2500 μg/mL Njume et al[70]
Punica granatum, Quercus infectoria Ethanol extract MIC: 160-> 2500 μg/mL Voravuthikunchai et al[77]
Mentha × piperita, Peppermint Oil, Origanum vulgare, Pimpinella anisum, Aniseed Oil, Syzygium aromaticum Essential oil IC50: 160-1460 μg/mL Cwikla et al[74]
Including Anthemis melanolepis 13 plants 70% Methanol extract MIC: 625-5000 μg/mL Stamatis et al[78]
Including Cuminum cyminum L. 17 plants Ethanol extract MIC: 75-10000 μg/mL Nostro et al[72]
Plumbago zeylanica L. Acetone extract MIC: 320-10240 μg/mL Wang and Huang[79]
MBC: 5120-81920 μg/mL
Anisomeles indica (L.) O. Kuntze, Alpinia speciosa (Wendl.) K. Schum., Bombax malabaricum DC., Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merr. 95% Ethanol extract MIC: 640-10240 μg/mL Wang and Huang[80]
Allium sativum Aqueous extract MIC: 0.1% (v/v) Cellini et al[73]
Including Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass) 13 plants Essential oil Ohno et al[81]

MIC: Minimum inhibitory concentration; MBC: Minimum bactericidal concentration.