Inhibitory Effects of the 26 Kinds of Chinese Herbal Medicines on Salmonella

[Objective] To research the inhibitory effects of 26 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines on Salmonella. [Method] Extracting solutions of 26 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines were prepared by anhydrous ethanol. Bacteriostasis test on Salmonella was conducted; and the Chinese herbal medicines having the optimal inhibitory effects were selected. [Result] In the 26 extracting solutions of Chinese herbal medicines, some had inhibitory effects on the growth of Salmonella. Among them, extracting solutions of FRUCTUS CORNI and RADIX ET RHIZOMA SOPHORAE TONKINENSIS showed the best bacteriostasis effects; and their MIC values were both 62.5 mg/mL. Extraction solution of sanguisorba took the second place, the MIC value of which was 250.0 mg/mL. [Conclusion] Extracting solutions of RADIX SANGUISORBAE, FRUCTUS CORNI and RADIX ET RHIZOMA SOPHORAE TONKINENSIS could effectively inhibit the growth of Salmonella.