Screening test for anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of traditional Chinese herbal medicines

Table 1 Fifty anti-Helicobacter pylori traditional Chinese herbal medicines

Chinese name	English name	Pharmaceutical name	Botanical name	MIC (mg/mL)
Huanglian	Coptis Rhizome	Rhizoma Coptidis	Coptis chinensis Franch.	3.9 < MIC ≤ 7.8
Huangqin	Baikal skullcap Root	Radix Scutellariae	Scutellaria Baicalensis Georgi.	3.9 < MIC ≤ 7.8
Banlangen	Indigowoad Root	Radix isatidis	Isatis tinctoria L.	3.9 < MIC ≤ 7.8
Jinyinhua	Honeysuckle Flower	Floslonicerae Japonicae	L. Similis Hemsl	7.8 < MIC ≤ 15.6
Qinpi	Largeleaf Chinese Ash Bark	Cortex Fraxini	F. Bungeana DC.	7.8 < MIC ≤ 15.6
Zihuadiding	Tokyo Violet Herb	Herba Violae cum Radice	Viola yedoensis Mak.	15.6 < MIC ≤ 31.2
Huangbai	Chinese Corktree Bark	Cortex Phellodendri	Chinese Schneid	15.6 < MIC ≤ 31.2
Daqingye	Indigowoad Leaf	Foliun isatidis	Isatis	15.6 < MIC ≤ 31.2
Pugongying	Dandelion	Herba Taraxaci Mongolici cum Radice	Taraxacacum mongolicum	15.6 < MIC ≤ 31.2
Dahuang	Rhubarb	Rhizoma Rhei	R. Officinale baill	31.2 < MIC ≤ 62.5
Shandougen	Tonkin sophora Root	Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis	Sophora Subprostrata Chun et T. Chen	31.2 < MIC ≤ 62.5
Longdancao	Chinese Gentian Root	Radix Gentianae Scabrae	Gentiana Scabra Bge. In	31.2 < MIC ≤ 62.5
Hezi	Medicine Terminalia Fruit	Fructus Terminaliae Chebulae	Terminalia chebula Retz.	31.2 < MIC ≤ 62.5
Machixian	Purslane Herb	Radix Sophorae Subprostratae	Sophora Subprostrata Chun et T. Chen	62.5 < MIC ≤ 125
Banzhilian	Barbed Skullcap Herb	Herba Scutellariae Barbatae	Scutellaria Barbata D. Don	62.5 < MIC ≤ 125
Yuxingcao	Heartleaf Houttuynia Herb	Herba Houttuyniae Cordatae	Houttuynia cordata Thunb.	62.5 < MIC ≤ 125
Tufuling	Glabrous Greenbrier Rhizome	Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae	Simlax glabra Roxb.	62.5 < MIC ≤ 125
Niubangzi	Great Burdock Achene	Fructus Arctii Lappae	Fructus Arctii	125 < MIC ≤ 250
Juhua	Chrysanthemum Flower	Flos Chrysanthemi Morifolii	Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.	125 < MIC ≤ 250
Baijiangcao	Whiteflower Patrinia Herb	Herba Whiteflower Patrinia Herb	Patrinia Scabiosaefolia Fisch.	125 < MIC ≤ 250
Tianhuafen	Snakegourd Root	Radix Trichosanthis	Thichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.	125 < MIC ≤ 250
Yadanzi	Java Brucea Fruit	Fructus Brucae Javanicae	Brucea Javanica Merr.	125 < MIC ≤ 250
Niuhuang	Cow-bezoar	Calculus Bovis	Bos taurus domesticus Gmelin	250 < MIC ≤ 500
Mabo	Puff-ball	Frucifictio lasiosphaerae	lasiosphara fenslli Reich.	250 < MIC ≤ 500
Zisu	Perilla Leaf	Folium Perillae Frutescentis	Perilla	250 < MIC ≤ 500
Chaihu	Chinese Thorowax Root	Radix Bupleuri	Bupleurum scorzoneraefolium	250 < MIC ≤ 500
Rendongteng	Honeysuckle Stem	Caulis Lonicerae	Lonicera Japonica Thunb.	250 < MIC ≤ 500
Kushen	Lightyellow Sophora Root	Radix Sophorae Flavescentis	Sophora Flavscens Ait	250 < MIC ≤ 500
Shengjiang	Fresh Ginger	Rhizoma Officinalis Rencens	Zingiber officinal Rose
Rougui	Cassia Bark	Cortex Cinamomi Cassiae	Cinnamomum cassia Presl.	≤ 500
Congbai	Fistular Onion Stalk	Herba Alii Fistulosi	Allium fistulosum L.	> 500
Xiangru	Haichow Elsholtzia Herb	Herba Elsholtziae Splendentis	E. Haichowensis Sun.	> 500
Bohe	Wild Mint	Herba Menthae	Mentha haplocalyx Briq.	> 500
Qinghao	Sweet Wormwood	Herba Artemisiae Apiaceae	Artemeisia apiacea Hance	> 500
Wuzhuyu	Medicinal Evodia Fruit	Fructus Evodiae Rutaecarpae	Evodia Rutaecarpa Benth.	> 500
Chishaoyao	Red Peony Root	Radix Paeoniae Rubra	Paeonia lactiflora Pall.	> 500
Wumei	Smoked Plum	Fructus Pruni Mume	Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc	> 500
Mudanpi	Tree Peony Bark	Cortex Moutan Radicis	Paeonia suffruticosa Andr	> 500
Xuanshen	Figwort Root	Radix Scrophulariae Ningpoensis	Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl	> 500
Ganjiang	Dried Ginger	Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis	Zingiber officinalum Rose	> 500
Fuzi	Root of Common Monkshood	Rzdix Aconiti Carmichaeli Praeparata	Aconite carmichaeli Debx.	> 500
Huajiao	Bunge pricklyash	Fructus Zanthoxyli Bungeani	Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim.	> 500
Gaoliangjiang	Lesser Galangal Rhizome	Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinarum	Alpinnia offcinarum Hance.	> 500
Dingxiang	Clove Flower-bud	Flos Caryophylli	Eugenia caryophllata Thunb.	> 500
Shiliupi	Rind Peel	Pericarpium Punicae Granati	Punica granatum L.	> 500
Xixin	Manchurian wildginger Herb	Herba Asari cum Radice	Asarum sieboldii Miq.	> 500
Cangzhu	Swordlike Atractylodes Rhizome	Rhizoma Atractylodis	Atractylodes lanccea Thumb.	> 500
Lugen	Reed Rhizome	Rhizome Phragmitis Communis	Phragmites communis	> 500
Baitouweng	Chinese pulsatilla Root	Radix pulsatillae Chinensis	Pulsatilla Chinensis Reg.	> 500
Xiaohuixiang	Fennel Fruit	Fructus Foeniculi vulgaris	Foeniculum vulgare Mill.	> 500
Zhizi	Cape Jasmine Fruit	Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis	Gadernia Jasminoides Ellis	> 500

MIC: Minimum inhibitory concentration.