Table 2 Summary of antimicrobial activity of phytochemical compound against bacteria associated with mastitis

Phenolic compound

Eucalyptus globulus Labill, and Juglans regia

Eucalyptol, globulol, and aromadendrene

S. aureus

[69, 73]

Phenolic compound

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Linalool, eugenol, methylchavicol, methylcinnamat, linolen, ocimene, and pinene,

S. aureus, S. agalactiae, and E. coli

[70]

Phosphoric acid

Melaleuca alternifolia

Terpinen-4-ol Sabinene, α-Terpinene, Limonene, p-Cymene, α-Terpineol, Aromadendrene, and Globulol

Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus spp., E. coli, and K. pneumoniae

[71]

Phenylpropanoid

Cinnamon oil

Cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, cinnamic acid, and cinnamate

S. agalactiae

[72]

Terpenoids

Ocimum basilicum and Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass)

Linalyl acetate, and Geranial,

S. aureus, and E. coli

[74]

Terpenoids

Olive leaf extracts, olive, and its oil

Betulinic acid, rotundic acid, amyrin, saponins, Oleanolic acid, ursolic acid, ginsenoside, gypenosides, and tirucallane-type of Eurycoma longifolia

S. aureus, and P. aeruginosa

[75,76,77]

Terpenoids

Melaleuca alternifolia

Terpinene-4-ol

S. aureus

[78]