an investigation into the antibacterial activities of medicinal plants ...
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displayed <strong>an</strong>tibacterial activity against <strong>the</strong> Gram-positive bacterial strains was at <strong>the</strong><br />
1:16 dilution for MRSA strain [no. 2].<br />
Diluted concentrations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> M. major decoction inhibited all MRSA strains [no.’s 1 –<br />
4] at <strong>the</strong> 1:64 dilution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> decoction. M. major inhibited all S. aureus [no.’s 1 – 4],<br />
P. aeruginosa [no.’s 1 – 3] <strong>an</strong>d A. baum<strong>an</strong>ii [no.’s 1 – 5] strains at varying dilutions<br />
(Table 11). Four [no.’s 2 – 5] <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> five K. pneumoniae strains were inhibited at<br />
different dilutions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> M. major decoction preparation. M. major inhibited P.<br />
aeruginosa strain [no. 2] <strong>an</strong>d A. baum<strong>an</strong>ii strain [no. 1] in <strong>the</strong> last dilution (1:64) <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
pl<strong>an</strong>t decoction.<br />
TABLE 11<br />
Dilutions that displayed <strong>an</strong>tibacterial activity for traditional pl<strong>an</strong>t<br />
preparations<br />
Bacteria<br />
tested:<br />
[Strains:]<br />
Dilutions that displayed <strong>an</strong>tibacterial activity:<br />
Gram + ve:<br />
S. aureus [1]<br />
[2]<br />
[3]<br />
[4]<br />
B. frutescens<br />
[Infusion]<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
L. leonurus<br />
[Decoction]<br />
1:2<br />
1:4<br />
N<br />
1:4<br />
M. major<br />
[Decoction]<br />
1:8<br />
1:64<br />
1:16<br />
1:8<br />
Z. aethiopica<br />
[Decoction]<br />
-<br />
-<br />
1:4<br />
-<br />
MRSA [1]<br />
[2]<br />
[3]<br />
[4]<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
1:16<br />
1:4<br />
1:2<br />
1:64<br />
1:64<br />
1:64<br />
1:64<br />
-<br />
-<br />
1:4<br />
-<br />
Gram – ve:<br />
P. aeruginosa [1]<br />
[2]<br />
[3]<br />
UE<br />
1:2<br />
-<br />
1:8<br />
1:4<br />
1:8<br />
1:32<br />
1:64<br />
UE<br />
-<br />
UE<br />
-<br />
A. baum<strong>an</strong>ii [1]<br />
[2]<br />
[3]<br />
[4]<br />
[5]<br />
1:2<br />
UE<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
1:4<br />
1:2<br />
1:32<br />
1:4<br />
1:8<br />
1:64<br />
1:16<br />
1:8<br />
1:16<br />
1:32<br />
UE<br />
-<br />
UE<br />
-<br />
UE<br />
K. pneumoniae [1]<br />
[2]<br />
[3]<br />
[4]<br />
[5]<br />
1:2<br />
UE<br />
1:16<br />
1:4<br />
-<br />
1:16<br />
1:4<br />
1:16<br />
1:2<br />
1:2<br />
-<br />
1:32<br />
1:8<br />
1:16<br />
1:32<br />
-<br />
-<br />
-<br />
1:16<br />
UE<br />
(UE): Undiluted Extract;<br />
(-): No Activity.<br />
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