Claim · model-written summary
Aqueous extracts of both plants had broader antibacterial activity than methanol extracts.
- Taxon
- Antidesma madagascariense Lam. and Erythroxylum macrocarpum O. E. SchulzErythroxylum macrocarpumAntidesma madagascariensee1
- Treatment
- aqueous extractse0
- Outcome
- broad-spectrum antibacterial propertiese0
- Direction
- compared toe0
- Comparator
- methanol extractse0
Verbatim
e0“aqueous extracts of both plants possess broad-spectrum antibacterial properties against the test organisms compared to methanol extracts, which gave poor inhibition zones”
e1“Antidesma madagascariense Lam. and Erythroxylum macrocarpum O. E. Schulz”
Title
Antimicrobial Activities and Phytochemical Profiles of Endemic Medicinal Plants of Mauritius
Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally; Ameenah Gurib-Fakim; Anwar Hussein Subratty Pharmaceutical Biology 2005. doi:10.1080/13880200590928825
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Antibacterial substance appeared most prominent in leaves and least in twigs.
- Observation The strongest bacterial inhibition was observed against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923.
- Observation Aqueous extracts of both plants lacked antifungal activity.
- Observation Methanol extract showed an exception of antifungal activity against A. niger.
- Observation Screening detected tannins, phenols, flavonoids, and alkaloids in the plants.