Antibacterial and cytotoxic activity of Kenyan medicinal plants

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Wagate G Cyrus¹  Gakuya W Daniel²  Mark O Nanyingi¹  Francis K Njonge¹  James M Mbaria¹ 

[1] ,University of Nairobi Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Clinical StudiesNairobi,Kenya

关键词: antibacterial;    cytotoxicity;    medicinal plants;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762008000700004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Seven medicinal plant extracts traditionally used in Kenya, mainly for management of infectious conditions, were chosen and screened for their antibacterial activity against Gram-negative (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli) and Gram-positive (Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria. Antibacterial activity was tested using the broth dilution method. Harrisonia abyssinica and Terminalia kilimandscharica extracts showed significant activity against Gram+ and Gram- bacteria. The methanolic extracts of T. kilimandscharica bark and H. abyssinica bark and leaves showed minimum inhibitory activity against all tested bacteria, with minimal inhibitory concentrations ranging from 25-150 mg/mL. Ajuga remota and Amaranthus hybridus, which are lethal to brine shrimp nauplii, showed significantly lower antibacterial activity than those that were relatively non-toxic.

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