title: Antimicrobial effects of the stem bark extracts of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth. on Shigellae.
abstract: Total and hydroalcoholic extracts of the stem barks of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq) Benth. (Mimosaceae) were tested on strains belonging to three species of Shigellae: S. dysenteriae, S. flexneri and S. boydii collected from hospitals in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The results showed that both extracts were active against Shigellae. The hydroalcoholic extract was more active than the decoction (aqueous one) prescribed by the traditional healer. Both extracts were particularly effective against S. dysenteriae, the most virulent of the three pathogenic species. The effects of the extracts have been compared to that of gentamicin. The phytochemical screening on the extracts revealed the presence of sterols, triterpenes, polyphenolic compounds including tannins, flavonoids, coumarins, anthocyanidins. Other components are saponosides and reducing sugars.
authors.affiliation: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Département Médecine et Pharmacopée Traditionnelles-Pharmacie, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso. hassmillogo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Millogo-Kone
authors.forename: Ip
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Guissou
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nacoulma
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Traore