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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2005; 11(47): 7499-7507
Published online Dec 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i47.7499
Published online Dec 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i47.7499
English name | Sri Lankan name | Scientific name | Part of the plant used | Source | Use |
Bengal quince | Belly | Aegle marmelos | Root | Sri Lanka | In cooking & medicine |
Black caraway (Europe)/Black Cumin (USA) | Nigella sativa | Seeds | UK, Supermarket | In cooking & medicine | |
Black pepper | Gammiris | Piper nigrum | Seed berries/fruit | UK, Supermarket | In cooking & medicine |
Black tea | Thee | Camellia sinensis | Leaves and shoots | Sri Lanka | In cooking |
Borage (Starflower) | Borago officinalis | Flowers | Iran | In cooking & medicine | |
Chilli | Mirise | Capsicum anunum | Fruit | Sri Lanka | In cooking & medicine |
Cinnamon | Curundu | Cinnamomum verum | Bark | UK, Supermarket | In cooking & medicine |
Columbo weed | Veneval | Coscinium fenestratum | climbing root | Sri Lanka | In medicine |
Coriander | Kottamalli | Coriandrum sativum | Seeds | Sri Lanka | In cooking & medicine |
Cumin (small cumin) | Suduru | Cuminum cyminum | Seeds | Sri Lanka | In cooking & medicine |
Dilla | Sududuru | Anthum graveolens | Leaves | UK, Supermarket | In cooking & medicine |
Fenugreek | Mathe seeds | Trigonella foenum-graecum | Seeds | Sri Lanka | In cooking & medicine |
Garlica | Sudulunu | Allium sativum | Bulb | UK, Supermarket | In cooking & medicine |
Ginger | E'guru | Zingiber officinale | Rhizome | Sri Lanka | In cooking & medicine |
Liquorice | Val'mee | Glycyrrhiza glabra apofosa | Stem | Sri Lanka | In cooking & medicine |
Long pepper | Tiphili | Piper longum | Seeds | Sri Lanka | In cooking & medicine |
Nightshade | Ela battu | Solanum surattense | Fruit and root | Sri Lanka | In medicine |
Nutmeg | Sadikka | Myristica fragans | Kernel | UK, Supermarket | In cooking & medicine |
Oreganoa | Oregano | Origanum vulgare | Leaves | UK, Supermarket | In cooking & medicine |
Parsleya | Parsley | Petroselinum crispum | Leaves | UK, Supermarket | In cooking & medicine |
Sagea | Minchi | Salvia officinalis | Leaves | UK, Supermarket | In cooking & medicine |
Tarragona | Tarragon Path | Artemisia dracunculoses/dracunculus | Leaves | UK, Supermarket | In cooking & medicine |
Threadstem carpetweed | Paradagam | Mollugo cerviana | Seeds | Sri Lanka | In medicine |
Turmeric | Kaha | Curcuma longa | Rhizome | Sri Lanka | In cooking & medicine |
Yellow-berried nightshade | Katu val batu | Solanum xanthocarpum | Whole plant | Sri Lanka | In medicine |
H pylori clinical strains | ||||||||
Plant name | NCTC strain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Turmeric | % inhibition of growth | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Minimum of time (min) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Ginger | % inhibition of growth | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Minimum of time (min) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
Fenugreek | % inhibition of growth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Cumin (small cumin) | % inhibition of growth | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Minimum of time (min) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
Coriander | % inhibition of growth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Chilli | % inhibition of growth | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Minimum of time (min) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
Bengal quince | % inhibition of growth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Columbo weed | % inhibition of growth | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.5 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.8 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Yellow-berried nightshade | % inhibition of growth | 99.9 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Liquorice | % inhibition of growth | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 30 | |
Nightshade | % inhibition of growth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Long pepper | % inhibition of growth | 99.9 | 99.9 | 100 | 99.3 | 99.7 | 99.9 | 99.9 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Threadstem carpetweed | % inhibition of growth | 99.9 | 99.7 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Garlic | % inhibition of growth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Parsley | % inhibition of growth | 99.6 | 99.3 | 99.9 | 99.6 | 99.9 | 99.99 | 99.8 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Dill | % inhibition of growth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Sage | % inhibition of growth | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Oregano | % inhibition of growth | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Minimum of time (min) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 30 | 30 | |
Tarragon | % inhibition of growth | 96.9 | 99.4 | 99.2 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Nutmeg | % inhibition of growth | 95.9 | 95.6 | 99.5 | 99.4 | 99.2 | 96.1 | 98.9 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Black pepper | % inhibition of growth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Cinnamon | % inhibition of growth | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 100 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Black caraway (Europe)/Black cumin (USA) | % inhibition of growth | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Borage (Starflower) | % inhibition of growth | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Black tea | % inhibition of growth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minimum of time (min) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
- Citation: O’Mahony R, Al-Khtheeri H, Weerasekera D, Fernando N, Vaira D, Holton J, Basset C. Bactericidal and anti-adhesive properties of culinary and medicinal plants against Helicobacter pylori. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(47): 7499-7507
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i47/7499.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i47.7499