Antibacterial Activities of Five Medicinal Plants in Ethiopia against Some Human and Animal Pathogens
Joint Authors
Romha, Gebremedhin
Admasu, Birhanu
Hiwot Gebrekidan, Tsegaye
Aleme, Hailelule
Gebru, Gebreyohans
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activities of five plant extracts which have been used as traditional medicines by local healers against three multidrug resistant bacteria, namely, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Results.
The highest mean zone of inhibition (4.66 mm) was recorded from methanol extract of Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth.
at a concentration of 200 mg/ml against S.
aureus, followed by Croton macrostachyus Del.
(4.43 mm) at the same dose and solvent for the same bacterial species, while methanol and chloroform extracts of E.
brucei Schwein.
did not inhibit growth of any bacterial species.
The lowest value (100 μg/ml) of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was observed from both methanol and chloroform extracts of C.
aurea (Ait.) Benth.
against all the three bacteria.
The results of the positive control had no statistically significant difference (P>0.05) when compared with crude extracts of C.
aurea (Ait.) Benth.
at concentration of 200 mg/ml against S.
aureus.
Conclusion.
The results of the present study support the traditional uses of these medicinal plants by the local healers.
Except Erythrina brucei Schwein., all the plants investigated in this study exhibited antibacterial activities against the test bacterial species.
Further researches are needed to be conducted to evaluate efficacy of these medicinal plant species on other microbes in different agroecological settings and their safety levels as well as their phytochemical compositions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Romha, Gebremedhin& Admasu, Birhanu& Hiwot Gebrekidan, Tsegaye& Aleme, Hailelule& Gebru, Gebreyohans. 2018. Antibacterial Activities of Five Medicinal Plants in Ethiopia against Some Human and Animal Pathogens. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Romha, Gebremedhin…[et al.]. Antibacterial Activities of Five Medicinal Plants in Ethiopia against Some Human and Animal Pathogens. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Romha, Gebremedhin& Admasu, Birhanu& Hiwot Gebrekidan, Tsegaye& Aleme, Hailelule& Gebru, Gebreyohans. Antibacterial Activities of Five Medicinal Plants in Ethiopia against Some Human and Animal Pathogens. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154718
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1154718