Cinnamon bark as antibacterial agent: A mini-review
Abdallah Emad Mohamed, Abdur Rauf, Sadeek Alaa
Abstract
The rise in cases of antibiotic-resistant pathogens has become a global phenomenon threatens human health and requires the search for alternatives to fallen antibiotics. Medicinal plants have a huge phytochemical diversity that qualifies them as a competitive alternative. Cinnamon bark is a tropical popular spice that comes from Cinnamomum spp. Which are rich in bioactive phytochemical molecules. It has multiple traditional medical uses and considered one of those antibacterial plants that were extensively studied. This mini-review displays the antibacterial potential of cinnamon bark as a promising source for new antibacterial agents, which could be used in pharmaceutical formulations to combat the multi-drug resistant bacteria.