Table 1.

MIC of forsythiaside toward S. aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), Staphylococcus epidermidis, and methicillin-resistant S. epidermidis (MRSE)

μg/mL	256	128	64	32	16	8	4	Blank
S. aureus (ATCC 25923)	–	–	–	+	+	+	+	+
S. epidermidis (ATCC 35984)	–	–	–	+	+	+	+	+
MRSA (ATCC 43300)	–	–	+	+	+	+	+	+
MRSE	–	–	+	+	+	+	+	+

+ muddy, − clear