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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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