%0 Journal Article %T Inhibitory Effects of Pterodon emarginatus Bean Oil and Extract on Staphylococcus aureus %A Eleuza Rodrigues Machado %A Iriani Rodrigues Maldonade %A J. B. Sant'Anna %A S. C. C. Oliveira %A V. S. Mendes %J Archive of "Pharmacognosy Research". %D 2017 %R 10.4103/pr.pr_13_17 %X Pterodon emarginatus is a tree of the Brazilian Savannah. The beans of this tree are used in folk medicine as anti-inflammatory preparations, especially for infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus. These bacteria can cause simple infections or serious illnesses such as pneumonia, meningitis, endocarditis, toxic shock syndrome, septicemia, and others %K Antimicrobial test %K diterpenes %K medical pathogens %K phytopharmaceutical extract %K Staphylococcus aureus %K sesquiterpenes %K Sucupira-branca %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5717786/