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Table 4 Phenol equivalence of Pakistani honeys at 50% (w/v) dilution against MDR-Salmonella typhiexpressed in Inhibine Antibacterial Units (IBU)

From: Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of selected Pakistani honeys against multi-drug resistant Salmonella typhi

Honey samples (n)

Phenol equivalence % (w/v)/ IBU

0--5

6--10

11--15

16--20

Manuka (Standard)

0

0

1

0

Acacia (15)

10

0

3

2

Beri (29)

7

0

12

10

Bhaiker (5)

4

0

1

0

Black locust (3)

3

0

0

0

Black seed (5)

1

0

4

0

Citrus (12)

11

0

1

0

Clover (4)

2

0

1

1

Date palm (1)

0

0

1

0

Eucalyptus (1)

0

0

0

1

Garanda (4)

0

0

3

1

Honey dew (1)

0

0

0

1

Lavender (1)

1

0

0

0

Litchi (2)

2

0

0

0

Loquat (1)

1

0

0

0

Mustard (4)

3

0

1

0

Russian olive (5)

4

0

1

0

Shain (1)

0

0

0

1

Sun flower (5)

2

0

2

1

Walati kikher (1)

0

0

0

1

Total

51

0

30

19

  1. Key: 0–5, insignificant activity; 6–10, low activity; 11–15, significant activity; 16–20, high activity.