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Table 4 Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) in mg/ml of the combined crude extracts of Citrus lemon (CL), Combretum heroroense (CH) and Apodytes dimidiata (AD) against M. smegmatis to show the synergistic effects of the 3 plants

From: Anti-mycobacteria potential and synergistic effects of combined crude extracts of selected medicinal plants used by Bapedi traditional healers to treat tuberculosis related symptoms in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Extracts

CL + CH

CH + AD

AD + CL

H + H

0.31

0.12

0.18

D + D

0.63

0.08

0.63

M + M

0.16

0.12

0.12

A + A

0.16

0.08

0.12

H + D

0.16

1.25

0.63

D + A

0.08

0.16

0.31

A + M

0.16

0.08

0.31

M + H

0.16

0.08

0.63

H + A

0.16

0.04

0.63

D + M

0.16

0.04

0.16

  1. Rifampicin = 0.13 mg/mL
  2. H Hexane; D Dichloromethane; M Methano; A Acetone; CH C.heroroense, CL = C.lemon, AD A. dimidiata