Phytotherapy in Streptococcus agalactiae: An Overview of the Medicinal Plants Effective against Streptococcus agalactiae

• Main Authors: Somayeh Delfani, Mahmoud Bahmani, Reza Mohammadrezaei-Khorramabadi, Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-06-01
• Series: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
• Subjects: bacteria; herbs; infection; pharmacology
• Online Access: https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9988/25530_CE[Ra]_F(Sh)_PF1(NE_AD_SS)_PFA(PNE)_PFA2(NE_SS).pdf

Streptococcus agalactiae is a spherical and Gram-positive bacterium that causes postpartum sepsis, endometritis, chorioamnionitis and premature delivery in pregnant women. The use of herbs and natural ingredients for the treatment of various disorders has been common. The present review is a report on the medicinal plants with anti-Streptococcus agalactiae effects. In this review, the search was carried out in Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and Science direct by keywords such as bacteria, Streptococcus agalactiae and medicinal plants. According to the search results, 10 medicinal plants are used as anti-bacterial against Streptococcus agalactiae. Results of this study suggest that the active ingredients listed in this review paper used for pharmacological studies on Streptococcus agalactiae so it can produce effective natural antibiotic for the future.