Research Article

Antimicrobial and Immunomodulatory Activity of Herb Extracts Used in Burn Wound Healing: “San Huang Powder”

Table 6

The minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the herbal materials used in this study.

Bacterial strainsRhubarb (mg/ml)Scutellaria root (mg/ml)Phellodendron bark (mg/ml)Coptidis rhizome (mg/ml)

A. baumannii Bouvet and Grimont ATCC 1960615.631.312531.3
A. baumannii Bouvet and Grimont ATCC 1797815.662.5>250125
E. meningoseptica BCRC 10677<7.815.612531.3
E. coli DH5α12531.3>5031.3
P. acnes PS02315.631.37.815.6
P. aeruginosa PAO115.67.815.615.6
S. epidermidis TCU-1 BCRC 81267<7.815.6<7.8<7.8
S. aureus subsp. aureus TCU-2 BCRC 8126831.331.315.6<7.8

The lowest concentration to completely kill the specific strain.