Antibacterial activity of Helichrysum pedunculatum used in circumcision rites.
Antibacterial assays of Helichrysum pedunculatum showed that dichloromethane extracts are active against all the gram positive bacteria tested, as well as two gram negative bacteria, Enterobacter cloacae and Serratia marcescens. A water extract was effective against Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus kristinae, while a methanol extract showed no activity against any of the tested organisms. The antibacterial activity of dichloromethane extract was also investigated by direct bioassay on TLC plates against S. aureus.
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Department of Botany, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000187:drug effects; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D008752:Methylene Chloride