Abstract
101 Plant extracts from 55 plants were screened for antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Mycobacterium fortuitum. Hortonia angustifolia (root) showed very high activity against Mycobacterium fortuitum; Artemisia dubia (leaf), Celtis cinnamomea (stem), Curcuma longa (tuber), Lobelia aromatica (leaf), Ocimum gratissimum (aerial part), Pimenta officinalis (stem bark), Thespesia populnea (stem), Ulex europneus (whole plant) showed significant activity against at least one of the above organisms.
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Hewage, C. M., Bandara, B. M. R., Karunaratne, V., Wannigama, G. P., Pinto, M. R. M., & Wijesundara, D. S. A. (1998). Antibacterial activity of some medicinal plants of Sri Lanka. Journal of the National Science Council of Sri Lanka, 26(1), 27–34. https://doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v26i1.3082
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