Antibiofilm and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Houttuynia cordata Decoction for Oral Care

Figure 1

Antibiofilm effects of dHC on MRSA T31, C. albicans, and F. nucleatum. Antibiofilm effects of a water decoction of Houttuynia cordata (dHC) on biofilm formation by MRSA T31 (a) and CAD1 (b) at 6 or 24 h. Antibiofilm effects of dHC on biofilm formation by F. nucleatum JCM8532 (c) at 24 h. As a positive control, 2 μg/mL (for MRSA T31, F. nucleatum) or 1 μg/mL (for CAD1) of cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) was used. A negative control of 10% distilled H₂O was used. differences between the indicated groups at . differences between the indicated groups at using a Student’s -test ().

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