Table 3 Minimal microbicdal concentration (μg/ml) of the crude extracts and reference antibiotics
From: Antimicrobial activity of selected South African medicinal plants
Tested samples | Tested microorganisms* | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacteria | Fungi | Mycobacteria | ||||||
βL+EC | CRCF | ARKP | CRPA | MRSA | C. albicans | M. audouinii | M. smegmatis | |
A. oppositifolia leaves | >2500 | 2500 | 1250 | 1250 | 625 | 625 | nd | >2500 |
A. oppositifolia stem | >2500 | nd | nd | 1250 | 625 | 625 | 1250 | >2500 |
A. karoo leaves | 312.50 | 625 | 312.50 | 1250 | 312.50 | 312.50 | 1250 | >2500 |
A. karoo stem | 625 | 625 | 312.50 | 312.50 | 156.25 | 312.50 | 312.50 | >2500 |
B. latifolia leaves | >2500 | >2500 | nd | 1250 | 2500 | 1250 | 625 | >2500 |
C. dentata stem bark | 312.50 | 625 | 312.50 | 312.50 | 312.50 | 312.50 | >2500 | >2500 |
C. dentate leaves | >2500 | 2500 | 625 | 1250 | 156.25 | 156.25 | nd | >2500 |
E. lasianthum leaves | 2500 | 625 | 312.50 | 1250 | 625 | 625 | 625 | >2500 |
E. lasianthum stem | 625 | 625 | 625 | 312.50 | 78.12 | 312.50 | 625 | >2500 |
K. vesitoria aerial part | >2500 | >2500 | nd | 1250 | nd | 625 | 312.50 | 2500 |
P. obligum leaves | 1250 | 1250 | 1250 | 625 | 1250 | 312.50 | nd | >2500 |
P. obligun stem | 1250 | nd | nd | 625 | 312.50 | 625 | 625 | 2500 |
P. obligun bark | 312.50 | nd | nd | nd | 625 | 312.50 | 312.50 | >2500 |
S. burchellii leaves | 625 | 1250 | 312.50 | 1250 | 625 | 625 | 312.50 | >2500 |
S. burchellii bark | 312.50 | 625 | 312.50 | 312.50 | 312.50 | 312.50 | 312.50 | >2500 |
S. hyacithoides leaf | 1250 | 2500 | 2500 | 1250 | nd | 625 | 625 | >2500 |
S. hyacithoides Rhizoma | 1250 | 1250 | 1250 | nd | nd | 625 | 625 | >2500 |
S. fricana aerial part | 78.12 | 625 | 625 | 312.50 | 78.12 | 312.50 | 78.12 | 2500 |
T. capensis aerial part | 2500 | nd | 1250 | 1250 | 1250 | 1250 | 625 | >2500 |
Z. aethiopica leaves and stem | 2500 | nd | nd | 2500 | nd | 1250 | 625 | >2500 |
Gentamicin | 19.53 | 19.53 | 39.06 | 39.06 | 19.53 | nt | nt | nt |
Nystatin | nt | nt | nt | nt | nt | 39.06 | 39.06 | nt |
Ciprofloxacin | nt | nt | nt | nt | nt | nt | nt | 0.3 |