bacteria ↔ medicinal plants

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Medicinal plants are related to bacteria because their essential oils demonstrate bacteriostatic activity against various strains [1], and specific bioactive compounds derived from these plants function as resistance modifiers in bacteria [2].

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Medicinal plants and human health: a comprehensive review of ... link.springer.com Springer 1 fact

claimEssential oils from medicinal plants exhibit substantial bacteriostatic activity against tested microorganisms, with effects being particularly pronounced against gram-positive bacteria.

Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in ... link.springer.com Springer 1 fact

referenceKincses et al. (2018) identified bioactive compounds from the African medicinal plant Cleistochlamys kirkii that act as resistance modifiers in bacteria.