Cichewicz R H, Thorpe P A
Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens 45701, USA.
J Ethnopharmacol. 1996 Jun;52(2):61-70. doi: 10.1016/0378-8741(96)01384-0.
A survey of the Mayan pharmacopoeia revealed that tissues of Capsicum species (Solanaceae) are included in a number of herbal remedies for a variety of ailments of probable microbial origin. Using a filter disk assay, plain and heated aqueous extracts from fresh Capsicum annuum, Capsicum baccatum, Capsicum chinese, Capsicum frutescens, and Capsicum pubescens varieties were tested for their antimicrobial effects with fifteen bacterial species and one yeast species. Two pungent compounds found in Capsicum species (capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin) were also tested for their anti-microbial effects. The plain and heated extracts were found to exhibit varying degrees of inhibition against Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Clostridium sporogenes, Clostridium tetani, and Streptococcus pyogenes.
对玛雅药典的一项调查显示，茄科辣椒属植物的组织被包含在许多用于治疗多种可能由微生物引起的疾病的草药疗法中。使用滤纸片法，对新鲜的辣椒、黄灯笼辣椒、中国辣椒、小米辣和毛辣椒品种的普通水提取物和加热水提取物进行了测试，以检测它们对15种细菌和1种酵母的抗菌效果。还对辣椒属植物中发现的两种辛辣化合物（辣椒素和二氢辣椒素）的抗菌效果进行了测试。结果发现，普通提取物和加热提取物对蜡样芽孢杆菌、枯草芽孢杆菌、产芽孢梭菌、破伤风梭菌和化脓性链球菌均表现出不同程度的抑制作用。
