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Lamiaceae Family Plants: One of the Potentially Richest Sources of Antimicrobials

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Microbial resistance to antibiotics is a serious challenge for both medicine and veterinary. Several mechanisms of antibiotic resistance development are known. Although, there are some approaches to overcome this threat, no final solution has been found yet. In this context, herbal preparations are of great interest due to their high therapeutic value, synergistic abilities with known antibiotics, and few side effects. Literature data suggest a number of plant species with antimicrobial properties against pathogenic, non-pathogenic, antibiotic-susceptible and resistant microbial strains. The present review considers literature data published within the last ten years concerning the most studied plant species of Lamiaceae family, possessing remarkable antimicrobial activity.

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Sahakyan, N.Z. Lamiaceae Family Plants: One of the Potentially Richest Sources of Antimicrobials. Pharm Chem J 57, 565–572 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11094-023-02921-1

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