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2260 J. Med. Plants Res.<br />
Table 5. Effects of the methanolic extract of U. lobata L. (Malvaceae) on the radial mycelial growth on the test fungi (mm).<br />
Concentration of<br />
extract (mg/ml)<br />
Botrydiplodia theobromae Rhizopus species<br />
Control Test % inhibition Control Test % inhibition<br />
50 34 17.0 50 39 19.0 50<br />
25 34 21.0 40 39 26.0 30<br />
12.5 34 24.0 30 39 32.0 20<br />
6.25 34 29.0 20 39 22 40<br />
3.13 34 34.0 0 39 23.0 40<br />
12.5 - 50.0 mg/ml. From the above results U. lobata L. may<br />
serve as a constituent of human diet supplying the body<br />
with minerals, protein and energy. The use of the plant by<br />
traditional practitioners to treat bacterial and fungal<br />
diseases is therefore justified.<br />
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