西 (Crotalaria madurensis) (Staphylococcus aureus)

Hala Sh Mohammed1, Salwa A Abu El Wafa1, Mona H Ibrahim2

  • 1Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Plants Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

AMB Express
|November 4, 2024
PubMed
概括

克罗塔拉里亚麦杜伦西斯提取物及其代谢物1显示强烈的抗氧化和抗菌活性对抗抗甲素耐药黄金葡萄球菌 (MRSA). 马辐射并没有减轻这些影响,这表明MRSA感染的自然治疗方法稳定有效.

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