The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs

Abstract

Fractionation of the resin Ladano from Cistus creticus subsp. creticus and susceptibility testing using the chromato-graphic fractions showed that its antistaphylococcal activity was mainly due to the diterpene sciareol. The antimicrobial activity of its essential oil, of the chromatographic fractions, and of the isolated compounds was also evaluated against Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Staphylococcus hominis. Cistus creticus subsp. creticus (L.) Greuter et Burdet [syn. Cistus incanus subsp. creticus (L.) Heywood; Cistus creticus L.