A current perspective of plants as an antibacterial agent: A review.

A current perspective of plants as an antibacterial agent: A review. Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2020 Jun 22;: Authors: Garg S, Roy A Abstract With the emergence and evolution of bacterial strains, it is now becoming difficult for pharmaceutical industries to provide the remedies required for the betterment of mankind. Continuous exposure with available medication leads to development of new strains with a significant amount of resistance, due to which pharmaceutical industries are facing various challenges. Antimicrobial resistance is the phenomenon causing a challenge in new drug development via conventional methods. Therefore, requirement of an alternative medicine is of high demand. Recently, allopathic medicines have seen a disinterest and people are preferring natural solutions due to its fewer side effects comparable to conventional medicine. Worldwide plants are utilized for various disease treatments such as bacterial infection, skin disorders, cancer, asthma, respiratory problems, etc. Presence of a wide range of phytocompounds in different plants provides an alternative to the pharmaceutical industries to counter the problem of bacterial infections. Different plants contain various phytochemicals that possess numerous therapeutic activities and provides a remedy to suppress various bacterial strains. Therefore, in this review, an overview of various plants and their phytocompounds which are responsible for antibacterial activit...
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