Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16, 21109-21127; doi:10.3390/ijms160921109 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Molecular Sciences ISSN 1422-0067 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms Article Phytochemical Characterization of Veronica officinalis L., V. teucrium L. and V. orchidea Crantz from Romania and Their Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties Andrei Mocan 1, Dan Cristian Vodnar 2, Laurian Vlase 3,*, Ovidiu Crișan 4,*, Ana-Maria Gheldiu 3 and Gianina Crișan 1 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 23 Ghe. Marinescu Street, Cluj-Napoca 400010, Romania; E-Mails:
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[email protected] (O.C.); Tel.: +40-264-595-770 (L.V.); +40-721-207-646 (O.C). Academic Editor: Maurizio Battino Received: 26 July 2015 / Accepted: 10 August 2015 / Published: 3 September 2015 Abstract: Aerial parts of Veronica species are used in Romanian traditional medicine for the treatment of various conditions like kidney diseases, cough, and catarrh, and are known for their wound-healing properties. In the present study, the phenolic and sterolic content and the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of three Veronica species (Plantaginaceae), V.