Cinnamon bark as antibacterial agent: A mini-review
1 Department of Laboratory Sciences, College of Science and Arts at Al Rass, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.
2 Department of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Swabi, Anbar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Review Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020, 10(01), 103-108.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2020.10.1.0012
Publication history:
Received on 14 January 2020; revised on 20 January 2020; accepted on 23 January 2020
Abstract:
The rise in cases of antibiotic-resistant pathogens has become a global phenomenon threatens human health and requires the search for alternatives to fallen antibiotics. Medicinal plants have a huge phytochemical diversity that qualifies them as a competitive alternative. Cinnamon bark is a tropical popular spice that comes from Cinnamomum spp. Which are rich in bioactive phytochemical molecules. It has multiple traditional medical uses and considered one of those antibacterial plants that were extensively studied. This mini-review displays the antibacterial potential of cinnamon bark as a promising source for new antibacterial agents, which could be used in pharmaceutical formulations to combat the multi-drug resistant bacteria.
Keywords:
Cinnamomum; Cinnamon bark; Antibacterial; Bacterial pathogens; Spices
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