Abstract
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is based on various forms of therapy including herbal medicine from more than 2500 years of Chinese medical practice. It has gained global recognition but is also influenced by Western medicine. The present report deals with the antimicrobial potential of 18 popular plants of TCM namely Panax ginseng, Ginkgo biloba, Ephedra sinica, Artemisia annua, Alpinia officinarum, Angelica sinensis, Arctium lappa, Astragalus membranaceus, Chrysanthemum morifolium, Lycium chinense, Myristica fragrans, Paeonia lactiflora, Paeonia suffruticosa, Polygonum multiflorum, Rheum palmatum, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Schisandra chinensis, and Scutellaria baicalensis. The other therapeutic uses of the plants, their major phytochemicals, active principles, and chemical structures are also discussed. The review will be important in the management of microbial diseases and future research on drug development using traditional medicine.
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