摘要：When cultures of three common pathogens, namely Salmonella infantis, Salmonella hadar and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were added individually to a commercial sample of Mint Water at levels of ~ 500 colony-forming units ml-1, no viable cells could be detected after 10 minutes exposure. It is suggested that D-carvone is the active ingredient and that there is a sound scientific basis for the use of this traditional Middle Eastern remedy for bacterial infections.
