Fitoterapia. 2002 Oct; 73(6): 540-3.

Antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of Carthamus lanatus.

Taskova R, Mitova M, Najdenski H, Tzvetkova I, Duddeck H.

Institute of Botany, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria.

Total dichloromethane, methanol and water extracts, their fractions as well as volatiles of Carthamus lanatus aerial parts were phytochemically screened and evaluated for antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activity. The H(2)O/MeOH fraction of the CH(2)Cl(2) extract exhibited noticeable antibacterial activity. The same fraction and the volatiles showed significant cytotoxic activity.Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.