Table 1.
Sensitivity of bacteria to the TCM tested.
| S. mutans | S. mitis | S. sanguis | P. gingivalis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortex magnoliae officinalis (hou po) | – | – | – | 4.3 (±0.2)* |
| Cortex phellodendri (huang bai) | 8.0 (±0.1)* | - | P | 38.3 (±0.3)* |
| Flos caryophylli (ding xiang) | – | - | - | 9.8 (±0)* |
| Flos chrysanthemi morifolii (ju hua) | – | - | P | P |
| Flos lonicerae japonicae (jin yin hua) | – | – | P | 5.5 (±0.4)* |
| Fructus armeniaca mume (wu mei) | 9.0 (±0)* | 13.1(±0.1)* | 11.7 (±0)* | 10.6 (±0.1)* |
| Fructus forsythiae suspensae (lian qiao) | – | – | – | 7.4 (±0.1)* |
| Herba cum radice asari (xi xin) | – | – | – | – |
| Herba cum radice houttuyniae cordatae (yu xing cao) | – | – | P | – |
| Herba cum radice violae yedoensitis (zi hua di ding) | – | – | - | 9.0 (±0)* |
| Herba ephedrae (ma huang) | – | – | P | P |
| Herba portulacae oleraceae (ma chi xian) | – | – | – | – |
| Herba menthae haplocalycis (bo he) | – | – | – | 2.3 (±0.3)* |
| Pericarpium granati (shi liu pi) | – | – | – | 12.9 (±0)* |
| Radix et rhizoma rhei (da huang) | – | 4.4 (±0)* | 3.6(±0)* | 31.7 (±0.1)* |
| Radix gentianae (longdancao) | – | – | – | 11.4 (±0.1)* |
| Radix isatidis (ban lan gan) | – | – | – | - |
| Ramulus cinnamomi cassiae (gui zhi) | – | – | – | 8.5 (±0)* |
| Rhizoma cimicifugae (sheng ma) | – | – | – | 13.0 (±0.2)* |
| Semen raphani (lai fu zi) | – | – | – | – |
| Control | 12.1 (±0)* | 7.4 (±0.1)* | 9.1 (±0)* | 23.7 (±0.1)* |
(P) Stands for partial inhibitory effect.
(–) Indicates for no inhibitory effect.
Values in parenthesis indicate standard deviation
*
Indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).