Screening of some plants used in the Brazilian folk medicine for the treatment of XXXX .

@entity796 @entity9855 @entity22035 @entity794 @entity166 @entity3505 @entity375 @entity3881 @entity526
Extracts of 13 Brazilian medicinal plants were screened for their antimicrobial activity against bacteria and @entity375 . Of these, 10 plant extracts showed varied levels of antibacterial activity. Piper regnellii presented a good activity against @entity794 and @entity3881 , a moderate activity on @entity796 , and a weak activity against @entity526 . Punica granatum showed good activity on @entity794 and was inactive against the other standard strains. Eugenia uniflora presented moderate activity on both @entity794 and @entity526 . Psidium guajava,Tanacetum vulgare, Arctium lappa, Mikania glomerata, Sambucus canadensis, Plantago major and Erythrina speciosa presented some degree of antibacterial activity. Spilanthes acmella, @entity22035 were considered inactive. Five of the plant extracts presented compounds with Rf values similar to the antibacterial compounds visible on bioautogram. Of these, three plants belong to the Asteraceae family. This may mean that the same compounds are responsible for the antibacterial activity in these plants. Anticandidal activity was detected in nine plant extracts (P. guajava, E. uniflora, P. granatum, A. lappa, @entity3505 , M. glomerata, L. alba, P. regnellii, and @entity9855 ). The results might explain the ethnobotanical use of the studied species for the treatment of various @entity166 .
