Abstract:
【Objective】 Screening for the traditional Chinese medicines which have good antibacterial effects on
Streptococcus agalactiae in vitro.【Method】 Using ethanol reflux and ultrasonic method, extracts of 20 different traditional Chinese medicines were obtained. Minimal inhibitory concentration(MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentration(MBC) of
Coptis chinensis and other 19 extracts of traditional Chinese medicines on
St. agalactiae were detected by macrodilution broth method, and combined antibacterial effects
in vitro of them were also observed. 【Result and conclusion】 The MICs of the extracts obtained from
Prunus mume,
Coptis chinensis,
Scutellaria baicalensis,
Polygonum cuspidatum and
Sanguisorba officinalis against
St. agalactiae ranged from 7.80 to 31.25 mg/mL. The MICs of the extracts obtained from
Taraxacum mongolicum,
Artemisia scoparia,
Fraxinus rhynchophylla,
Artemisia argyi,
Phellodendron chinense,
Houttuynia cordata,
Violae yedoensis and
Pulsatilla chinensis ranged from 62.50 to 125.00 mg/mL. The MICs of the extracts obtained from
Po. multiflorum,
Sophora flavescens,
Andrographis paniculata,
Eucommia ulmoides,
Forsythia suspensa,
Lonicera japonica and
Prunella vulgaris ranged from 250.00 to 500.00 mg/mL. The results of joint bacteriostatic test showed that the fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI) of the extracts obtained from
Sc. baicalensis,
Po. cuspidatum,
Sa. officinalisand
C. chinensis was less than or equal to 1. The FICI of
Po. cuspidatum,
Sc. baicalensis and
Sa. officinalis was more than 2.
C. chinensis,
Sc. baicalensis,
Po. cuspidatum and
Sa. officinalis showed a good antibacterial effect against
St. agalactiae in vitro. The combination of
Sa. officinalis and
C. chinensis was characterized by a additive effect, whereas the combination of
C. chinensis,
Sc. baicalensis and
Po. cuspidatum was characterized by a synergism effect. The combination of
Sa. officinalis and
Sc. baicalensis,
Po. cuspidatum showed antagonism effect.