Antibacterial Activity from Limonium brasiliense (Boiss) Kuntze (Plumbaginaceae)

RODRIGUEZ S. A., SUEIRO R. A., MURRAY A. P. AND LEIRO J. M.

Fortaleza

Congreso; XX Italo-Latinoamerican Congress of Etnomedicine, ?Prof. Dr. Francisco Jose de Abreu Matos; 2011

SILAE

The use of plant extracts and phytochemicals with antimicrobial properties, can be of great significance in therapeutic treatments Continuing our investigation of bioactive natural products on medicinal plants from southern Argentina and its antibacterial activity against six bacteria species, we present the results obtained with the methanolic extract, aqueous sub-extracts and metabolites isolated from the polar extract from roots of Limonium brasiliense (Boiss.) Kuntze (Plumbaginaceae), growing in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. Limonium brasiliense is a medicinal plant, known as ?guaycuru?, distributed in Argentina. Infusions from the roots are use in the treatment of hemorrhage, menstrual disorders, rheumatism and it is believed to have cardioprotective properties