Anti-chlamydial activity of Hydrocotyle bonariensis LAM.

ALEJANDRA CATALANO, CAROLINA ENTROCASSI, ADRIANA OUVIÑA, PAULA LÓPEZ AND MARCELO RODRIGUEZ FERMEPIN

Patras

Congreso; 5thINTERNATIONAL & PHYTOTHERAPY CONGRESS PHYTOCOSMETICS; 2017

UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, PATRAS, GREECE

Hydrocotyle bonariensis Lam.(Araliaceae), known as "paraguitas", is a plant growing in South America. Leaves are used as poultices to heal wounds, inflammatory processes and skin rashes. Leaves infusions and flowering tops are used as diuretic, emmenagogue and antiseptic. Chlamydia trachomatis causes the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterial infections and treatment failures are observed. The purpose of this study was to detect in vitro anti-chlamydial activity of different extracts from H. bonareriensis and evaluate the phytochemical composition of the active extract.