Chestnut leaves yield extract that disarms deadly staph bacteria
The extract shuts down staph without boosting its drug resistance
25-Aug-2015 -
A study showed the ability of a chestnut leaf extract to block Staphlococcus aureus virulence and pathogenesis without detectable resistance. The use of chestnut leaves in traditional folk remedies inspired the research, led by Cassandra Quave, an ethnobotanist at Emory University.
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Castanea sativa
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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