Phytochemicals: a promising weapon in the arsenal against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

B Khameneh, NAM Eskin, M Iranshahy… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The extensive usage of antibiotics and the rapid emergence of antimicrobial-resistant
microbes (AMR) are becoming important global public health issues. Many solutions to …

Antibacterial properties of medicinal plants: recent trends, progress, and challenges

L Abate, A Bachheti, RK Bachheti… - Traditional herbal therapy …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Resistance in microbes towards existing antibiotics has become a part of natural adaptation,
leading to the survival of resistant microbial strains. It can be attributed to the extreme and …

A comprehensive review on medicinal plants as antimicrobial therapeutics: potential avenues of biocompatible drug discovery

U Anand, N Jacobo-Herrera, A Altemimi, N Lakhssassi - Metabolites, 2019 - mdpi.com
The war on multidrug resistance (MDR) has resulted in the greatest loss to the world's
economy. Antibiotics, the bedrock, and wonder drug of the 20th century have played a …

An overview of antimicrobial properties of different classes of phytochemicals

AK Patra - Dietary phytochemicals and microbes, 2012 - Springer
Plants produce a great diversity of phytochemicals, the beneficial properties of which have
been used by humans for centuries since the advent of human civilization. With the …

Plant-derived antimicrobials: Insights into mitigation of antimicrobial resistance

SK Yang, LY Low, PSX Yap, K Yusoff… - Records of Natural …, 2018 - research.monash.edu
Antibiotic resistance had first been reported not long after the discovery of the first antibiotic
and has remained a major public health issue ever since. Challenges are constantly …

Phytotherapy as an alternative to conventional antimicrobials: combating microbial resistance

EY Enioutina, L Teng, TV Fateeva… - Expert review of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: In the modern antimicrobial era, the rapid spread of resistance to antibiotics
and introduction of new and mutating viruses is a global concern. Combating antimicrobial …

Plant-derived products as antibacterial and antifungal agents in human health care

L Kokoska, P Kloucek, O Leuner… - Current medicinal …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
A number of papers reporting antimicrobial properties of extracts, essential oils, resins and
various classes of compounds isolated from higher plants have been published in recent …

Secondary plant metabolites as potent drug candidates against antimicrobial-resistant pathogens

K Keita, C Darkoh, F Okafor - SN Applied Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health threat of the twenty-first century and represents
an important risk to the global economy. Healthcare-associated infections mainly caused by …

Efficacy and mechanism of traditional medicinal plants and bioactive compounds against clinically important pathogens

S Mickymaray - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Traditional medicinal plants have been cultivated to treat various human illnesses and avert
numerous infectious diseases. They display an extensive range of beneficial …

Plant-derived antimicrobials to fight against multi-drug-resistant human pathogens

R Subramani, M Narayanasamy, KD Feussner - 3 Biotech, 2017 - Springer
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a pivotal concern for public health that has accelerated the
search for new antimicrobial molecules from nature. Numbers of human pathogens have …