@article{3084446, title = "In vitro anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of Greek herbal medicines", author = "Stamatis, G and Kyriazopoulos, P and Golegou, S and Basayiannis, A and and Skaltsas, S and Skaltsa, H", journal = "Journal of Ethnopharmacology", year = "2003", volume = "88", number = "2-3", pages = "175-179", publisher = "Elsevier Ireland Ltd", issn = "0378-8741", doi = "10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00217-4", keywords = "anti-Helicobacter pylori activity; folk medicine; Anthemis melanolepsis; Cerastium candidissimum; Chamomilla recutita; Conyza albida; Dittrichia viscosa; Origanum vulgare; Stachys alopecuros", abstract = "In this paper, we have studied the anti-Helicobacter pylori effect of 70 Greek plant extracts and a number of commercially available herbs used traditionally in folk medicine against gastric ailments, peptic ulcer included. The extracts of Anthemis melanolepis, Cerastium candidissimum, Chamomilla recutita, Conyza albida, Dittrichia viscosa, Origanum vulgare and Stachys alopecuros have been proved active against one standard strain and 15 clinical isolates of H. pylori. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved." }