Chinese Journal of Dermatology ›› 2001, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6): 435-436.

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Inhibition of Propionibacterium acnes by Effective Components of Traditional Chinese Medicines

XIA Mingjing1, CAO Yu1, YANG Jie1   

  1. Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical College, Guiyang 550001, China
  • Received:2000-12-19 Online:2001-12-15 Published:2001-12-15

Abstract: Objective To investigate the inhibitory effects of Propionibacterium acnes (P.acnes) by 22 effective components of traditional Chinese medicines. Methods The susceptibility tests of P.acnes to 22 effective components of traditional Chinese medicines were performed. Results P.acnes was highly sensitive to both eugenol and cineole, and moderately sensitive to baicalin, emodin and others. The number of bacteria per oil field decreased obviously under microscopy and bacteriolysis was found after the treatment with those components. Conclusion Eugenol, cineole and other components of traditional Chinese medicines can inhibit P.acnes in vitro.

Key words: Propionibacterium acnes, Microbial sensitivity tests, Medicine herbs(TCD)