Antibacterial and antifungal activity of juniper berry oil and its selected components
Natalia Filipowicz, Marcin M. Kamiński, Julianna Kurlenda, Monika Asztemborska, J. Renata Ochocka
Phytotherapy Research
Abstract
Juniper berry oil is stated to possess a wide spectrum of pharmacological activities and its monographs are included in some National Pharmacopoeias. The antibacterial and antifungal activity of the oil was reported by some authors. In our study we estimated the antibacterial and antifungal activity of three different juniper berry oils and their main components. All the micro-organisms used in this experiment were isolated from patients of Regional Hospital of Gdańsk and some of them showed resistance against commonly used antibiotics. Only one of the oils (labelled A) revealed good antimicrobial properties. None of the single oil components was a stronger antibacterial and antifungal inhibitor than the oil A itself. Our data suggest that the antimicrobial activity of juniper oil A is the result of either the specific composition of the oil A (highest concentration of (-)-alpha-pinene, p-cymene and beta-pinene) or activity of a single non-identified compound. The presence of an adulterant in the oil was excluded.
Extracted Claims
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juniper berry oil A reveals good antimicrobial properties
“Only one of the oils (labelled A) revealed good antimicrobial properties.”
specific composition of oil A results in antimicrobial activity
“Our data suggest that the antimicrobial activity of juniper oil A is the result of either the specific composition of the oil A (highest concentration of (-)-alpha-pinene, p-cymene and beta-pinene) or...”