In studiul efectuat de Sahin et al. (2003) s-a evaluat efectul antimicrobian al extractelor de Satureja hortensis L.

Activitile antimicrobiene ale extractelor contra 147 de tulpini de laborator aparin 55 de specii de bacterii , precum i 31 de tulpini de drojdie 1 i 4 specii de fungi au fost testate utiliznd testul de difuziune disc . Rezultatele au artat c extractele hexanice de Satureja hortensis nu au avut efect antifungic , dar au prezentat activitate antibacterian mpotriva a patru tulpini de la trei specii Bacillus, in timp ce extractul metanolic a avut atat efect att anti Candida cat i antibacterian . Acesta a inhibat creterea a 23 de tulpini de la 11 specii bacteriene i 6 tulpini de Candida albicans , la concentraia de 300microg/ml . Extractul metanolic a demonstrate un spectru mai larg si o activitate puternica, prin comparative cu extractul hexanic. Sahin F, Karaman I, Gllce M, Ot H, Sengl M, Adigzel A, Oztrk S, Kotan R., 2003, Evaluation of antimicrobial activities of Satureja hortensis L., J Ethnopharmacol., 87(1):61-5 antimicrobiana mai

Frunzele de Satureja hortensis sunt bogate n compui fenolici i flavonoide, in special acid rozmarinic, care prezint o capacitate antioxidant ridicata (Exarchou et al., 2002;

Kemertelidze et al., 2004 ).

Studiile pe animale au demonstrat activitatea anti-inflamatorie a extractelor de S. hortensis i a fraciunii sale polifenolice, n special (Hajhashemi et al., 2002; Uslu et al., 2003). Aceast activitate poate fi asociat, cel puin parial, cu acid rozmarinic, ale crui proprieti antiinflamatoare i antialergic au fost demonstrate n studii pe animale i umane (Sanbongi et al., 2003; 2004).

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