Herbal medicine formulas with antimicrobial activity described during the past twenty-year perioda.
| HMF | Formula composition | Antimicrobial spectrum | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gegen Qinlian oral liquid | Puerariae Radix, Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Coptis chinensis Franch. | Enterococcus (MIC: 20.83 μg mL−1), Salmonella (MIC: 41.7 μg mL−1), Escherichia coli (MIC: 62.5 μg mL−1) | 127 |
| Pudilan oral liquid | Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz., Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Isatis tinctoria L., Corydalis bungeana Turcz. | Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, C. albicans | 128 |
| Sanhuang tablets | Rheum palmatum L., Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Coptis chinensis Franch. | Hemolytic Streptococcus B, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, Candida albicans | |
| Qingkailing injection | Cholic acid, mother of pearl, swine deoxycholic acid, baicali, Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis, Cornus officinalis Siebold & Zucc., Isatis tinctoria L., Lonicera japonica Thunb. | ESBLs-producing Klebsiella pneumonia | 129 |
| Shuanghuanglian powder-injection | Lonicera japonica Thunb., Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl, Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi | Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, ESBLs-producing Klebsiella pneumonia extensively drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, pan-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae | 130 |
| 131 | |||
| Coptis chinensis injection | Phellodendri Chinensis C.K.Schneid., Coptis chinensis Franch., Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis | ESBLs-producing Klebsiella pneumonia, MRSA | 132 |
| Musk-Coptis injection | Phellodendri Chinensis C.K.Schneid., Coptis chinensis Franch., Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis | ESBLs-producing Klebsiella pneumonia, MRSA | |
| Zhili powder | Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Isatis tinctoria L., Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz., Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl | Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella | 133 |
| Forsythia powder | Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl, Lonicera japonica Thunb., Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC., Mentha canadensis L., Lophatherum gracile Brongn., Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., Nepeta cataria L., Sojae Semen Praeparatum, Arctium lappa L. | MRSA, MSSA | 134 |
| Jinhuang power | Aucklandia lappa DC., Coptis chinensis Franch., Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Phellodendri Chinensis C.K.Schneid., Rheum palmatum L., Curcuma longa L., Angelica dahurica (Hoffm.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch. & Sav., Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim., Magnolia officinalis Rehder & E.H.Wilson, Citrus reticulata Blanco, Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC., Arisaema heterophyllum Blume, Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino, Glycyrrhizae, Bletilla striata (Thunb.) Rchb.f. | MRSA ATCC 43300, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas maltophilia | 135 |
| Ramuli Cinnamomi Decoction | Arctium lappa L., Paeonia lactiflora Pall., Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Ziziphus jujuba Mill. | MRSA, MSSA | |
| Xiao Chaihu Decoction | Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willd.,Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Ziziphus jujuba Mill. | Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae | 136 |
| Modified Xiaochaihutang | Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willd., Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf., Coptis chinensis Franch., Zingiber oj-jicinale Rosc., Poria, Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. | H. pylori | 137 |
| Pulsatillae Decoction | Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel, Coptis chinensis Franch., Phellodendri Chinensis C.K.Schneid., Fraxini Cortex | Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei | |
| Formulas 1 | Astragalus mongholicus Bunge, Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl, Carthamus tinctorius L. | Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae | 138 |
| Formulas 2 | Coptis chinensis Franch., Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl, Carthamus tinctorius L. | Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae | |
| Formulas 3 | Astragalus mongholicus Bunge, Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, Coptis chinensis Franch., Carthamus tinctorius L. | Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae | |
| Formulas 4 | Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Isatis tinctoria L., Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz., Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl | Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella | 139 |
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HMF: herbal medicine formulas. MIC: minimal inhibit concentration. ESBLs: extended spectrum beta-lactamases. MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. MSSA: methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.