Plant Products as Antimicrobial Agents - Clinical MicroBiology Reviews, 12(4), p.564-582, 1999 .

The use of and search for drugs and dietary supplements derived from plants have accelerated in recent years. Ethnopharmacologists, botanists, microbiologists, and natural-products chemists are combing the Earth for phytochemicals and "leads" which could be developed for treatment of infectious diseases. While 25 to 50