School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2012;2012:457150. doi: 10.1155/2012/457150. Epub 2012 Jul 3.
Medicinal plants and probiotics both have very high potential in terms of their antimicrobial activity against antibiotic-resistant enteric pathogens. The probiotics being enteric microorganism do not have any parasitic effect on human beings. They have been an integral part of daily food for centuries. They have been shown to have health beneficiary properties. The probiotics retard the growth of the microorganisms, while essential oil kills them. Combining the effect of medicinal plant extract and probiotics may be a new approach due to their complementary antimicrobial effects and practically no side effects. The synergistic effect of the essential oil and probiotics will be necessarily higher than using them alone as health product.
药用植物和益生菌在抗抗生素耐药肠病原体方面都具有非常高的抗菌活性潜力。益生菌是肠道微生物,对人类没有任何寄生作用。它们已经成为日常食品的重要组成部分,几个世纪以来,人们已经发现它们具有有益健康的特性。益生菌可以抑制微生物的生长,而精油则可以杀死它们。由于药用植物提取物和益生菌具有互补的抗菌作用,并且实际上没有副作用,因此将它们结合使用可能是一种新方法。精油和益生菌的协同作用将必然高于将它们单独用作保健品。