title: Antimicrobial screening of selected medicinal plants from India.
abstract: From the Indian traditional medicines 78 plants were selected on the basis of their use in the treatment of infectious diseases. Different concentrations of 80% ethanol extracts were tested, using the agar dilution method, against four bacteria: Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa and, using the agar-well diffusion method, against two fungi: Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger. In the lowest tested concentration of 1.6 mg/ml, 10% of the plant extracts were active; 44% in a concentration of 6.25 mg/ml and 90% of the plant extracts were active against at least two bacteria in a concentration of 25 mg/ml. Only 13% of the plant extracts were active against at least one fungus in a concentration of 50 mg/ml.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ethnopharmacology, Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Kerola, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Valsaraj
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pushpangadan
authors.forename: U W
authors.initials: UW
authors.lastname: Smitt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adsersen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nyman
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D007194:India; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts