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Plectranthus species<br />

Extraction<br />

medium <strong>and</strong> plant<br />

part/s used<br />

P. ornatus essential oil lv<br />

Antibacterial activity Reference<br />

S. aureus, S. pyogenes,<br />

E. coli, S. typhimurium<br />

P. petiolaris methanol lv S. epidermis, B. subtilis<br />

P. puberulentus acetone lv P. syringae<br />

P. rubropunctatus<br />

*Plectranthus sp.<br />

(3 hybrids)<br />

*Plectranthus sp.<br />

(1 hybrid)<br />

*Plectranthus sp.<br />

(1 hybrid)<br />

S. aureus, B. subtilis,<br />

S. epidermis<br />

S. aureus, B. subtilis<br />

methanol lv S. aureus, B. subtilis,<br />

M. luteus<br />

S. aureus, B. subtilis,<br />

S. epidermis<br />

P. strigosus<br />

S. aureus, B. subtilis,<br />

M. luteus, S. epidermis<br />

P. tenuiflorus essential oil lv<br />

S. aureus, S. pyogenes,<br />

E. coli, K. pneumoniae,<br />

P. aeruginosa<br />

P. verticillatus methanol lv S. aureus, B. subtilis,<br />

S. epidermis<br />

Oliveira et al., 2007<br />

Rabe <strong>and</strong> van<br />

Staden, 1998<br />

Wellsow et al.,<br />

2006<br />

Rabe <strong>and</strong> van<br />

Staden, 1998<br />

x Alsufyani et al.,<br />

Rabe <strong>and</strong> van<br />

Staden, 1998<br />

NB. A species <strong>of</strong> Coleus is also included in this table because <strong>of</strong> the uncertain relationship to the<br />

Plectranthus species<br />

* Unknown species<br />

x<br />

available electronically on http://www.kau.edu.sa, date accessed 27/09/2010; the date <strong>of</strong> the publication<br />

is not apparent.<br />

Key: lv: leaves, rt: roots, s: stems, a: aerial parts, w: whole plant, f: flowers<br />

Table 4 contains antifungal activity <strong>of</strong> eight Plectranthus species <strong>and</strong> one Coleus species.<br />

All <strong>of</strong> the species in table 4 were active against at least one C<strong>and</strong>ida species with six<br />

Plectranthus species being active against C<strong>and</strong>ida albicans, the most widely tested<br />

fungal pathogen. P. amboinicus <strong>and</strong> P. barbatus were the two most tested species for<br />

antifungal activity from all the Plectranthus species.<br />

From the studies reviewed, hydrodistillation seemed to be the most popular method <strong>of</strong><br />

extraction, followed by solvent extraction with water, methanol <strong>and</strong> more uncommonly<br />

solvents such as ether, hexane <strong>and</strong> dichloromethane.<br />

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