Herbal medicines demonstrate potency against | EurekAlert!
The study is the first to demonstrate that these three herbal medicines had high activity against stationary phase Bartonella henselae:
- Black walnut (Juglans nigra)
- Cryptolepis (Cryptolepis sanguinolent) also used for malaria https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC2956313/
- Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)
The study also confirmed the anti-microbial activity of these two herbal medicines against the same bacteria:
- Barbat skullcap (Scutellaria barbata)
- Chinese skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis)