Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Secondary Metabolites of Teucrium Species

The Botanical, Chemical and Ethnobotanical Diversity of Southern African Lamiaceae

“…In ethnoveterinary medicine, T. africanum is used against gall sickness in cattle, heartworm and bloating in livestock such as goats and sheep [ 405 ]. All three species have been investigated for antimicrobial activity with T. africanum showing some activity against Escherichia coli (with an MIC value of 0.13 mg/mL), T. kraussii against S. pyogenes (with an MIC value of 0.8 mg/mL) and T. sessiliflorum exhibiting activity against P. aerginosa (with an MIC value of 0.5 mg/mL) [ 289 , 406 ].…”

Book Review: Teucrium Species: Biology and Applications; Stanković, M., Ed.; Springer Nature: Cham, Switzerland, 2020; ISBN: 978-3-030-52158-5

“…Although a large database of antibacterial characteristics of Teucrium species has been compiled over the last 20 years, the mechanisms of activity are still unknown. As pointed by the authors, only a thorough understanding of their bioavailability, pharmacodynamics, and modes of action, according to the author, would allow for the development of a new generation of standardized, successful biopreparations [ 12 ]. An overview of existing in vitro and in vivo evidence supporting the anticancer potential is also presented, and the comparative analysis of results may contribute to a better understanding of probable mechanisms of action and encourage future studies into the Teucrium species potential as adjuvant chemotherapeutics [ 13 ].…”