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. 1990;62(250):19-22.

Antibiotic activity of natural products: 1. Propolis

W Brumfitt  1 , J M Hamilton-Miller, I Franklin
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  • PMID: 2110610

Antibiotic activity of natural products: 1. Propolis

W Brumfitt et al. Microbios. 1990.

Abstract

Material extracted from propolis (bee glue) by alkaline aqueous solvents or organic solvents showed weak inhibitory activity in vitro against certain species of Gram-positive bacteria. No antimicrobial activity was detected in urine from three volunteers who had taken 500 mg propolis three times a day for 3 days.

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