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Table 10.2 Herbs, plant substances and spices with antimicrobial activity on intestinal pathogens

Organism Reference

Garlic, lemon grass, lemon H. pylori Sivam et al., (1997); Ohta et
verbena, cypress, juniper, al., (1999); Ohno et al.,
tea tree, lemongrass, lemon (2003); Funatogawa et al.,
verbena, basil, peppermint, (2004); McCue et al., (2004);
marjoram sweet, eucalyptus, Katsuhiro et al. (1999); Mabe
ravensara, lavender, lemon, et al. (1999); Tabak et al.,
rosemary, soyabean, green (1996, 1999)
tea, thyme, cinnamon
cinnamon extract, papaya H. pylori E. coli, Pseud. Osato et al., (1993)
aeruginosa, Enteroc. Chang et al. (2001)
faecalis, Staph. aureus,
Staph. epidermis, Kl.
pneumoniae, Salmonella
sp., V. parahaemolyticus,
B. subtilis, Ent. cloacae,
Salm. typhi, Proteus
vulgaris

Olive, mint, carob, mastic Bacillus cereus, Staph. Nychas et al., (1990); Tassou,
gum aureus, Salm. Enteritidis, (1993); Tassou et al., (1991,
L. monocytogenes 2000); Tassou and Nychas,
(1994, 1995a)
Wasabi H. pylori, E. coli, Salm. Tabak et al. (1999); Inoue et
typhimurium, Pseud. al. (1983), Shin et al. (2004),
aeruginosa Staph. aureus, Masuda et al. (2004)
B. cereus
Black pepper, clove, Ent. faecalis, E. coli, Salm. Dorman and Deans, (2000);
geranium, nutmeg, oregano, pullorum, Staph. aureus, Briozzo et al. (1988); Helander
thyme, allspice, basil, Y. enterocolitica, Salm. et al. (1998); Kim et al.
rosemary, marjoram enterica var typhimurium, (1995b); Paster et al. (1990),
Cl. perfringens, Cl. Dorman and Deans (2000);
sporogenes, E. coli O157: Juven et al. (1994), Cosentino
H7, Shigella flexneri, et al. (1999); Skandamis et al.,
Shigella sonnei (2001, 2002); Bagamboula
et al., (2003)
Curcuma longa, Artemisia Cl. septicum, Cl. novyi, Cl. Lutomski et al., (1974); Cho
princeps var. orientalis sporogenes, Cl. perfringens, et al., (2003)
Staph. aureus, Bacteroides
fragilis
Acacia catechu, Holarrhena E. coli O157:H7 Voravuthikunchai et al. (2004);
antidysenterica, Peltophorum Prashanth et al. (2001);
pterocarpum, Psidium guajana, Nimri et al. (1999)
Punica granatum, Querqus
infectoria, Uncaria gambir,
Walsura robusta
Satureja montana E. coli, Plesiomonas Skocibusic and Bezic (2003)
shigelloides, Shigella
flexneri, Salm. enterica
ser. typhimurium,
Y. enterocolitica,
V. parahaemolyticus
Panax ginseng, Thea sinensis Cl. perfringens, Cl. Ahn et al. (1990a), (1991)
difficile Clostridium spp.