Based on ethnopharmacological and taxonomic information, seeds of 21 Scottish plant species from 14 different families were
obtained from authentic seed suppliers. Their n-hexane, dichloromethane and methanol extracts were assessed for antibacterial
activity against 11 pathogenic bacterial species. Methanol extracts of 11 plant species showed significant antibacterial activity.
Malva moschata and Prunus padus were active against five bacterial species, Reseda lutea against four, Centaurium erythraea and
Crithmum maritimum against three, Calluna vulgaris against two, and Armeria maritima, Centaurea scabiosa , Daucus carota , Rosa
canina and Stellaria holostea against one bacterial species. C. erythraea and P. padus were also active against methicillin resistant
Staphylococcus aureus .