Wildflower’s potential to help tackle antibiotic resistance
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Scientists have proven that a wildflower steeped in folklore for its medicinal powers has genuine healing qualities – and the potential to help combat antibiotic resistance.
Tormentil, a yellow wildflower found in heath and boglands in the UK, Ireland and across Europe, can inhibit the growth of one of the world’s most deadly pathogens.
A team of researchers from the University of Southampton, the NatPro Centre in Trinity College Dublin and Brunel University of London examined 70 bogland plants from across Ireland for their potential antimicrobial activity.
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