Antibacterial activity of some medicinal plants from Nigeria

Phytochemical screening and in vitro bioactivities of the extracts of aerial part of Boerhavia diffusa Linn.

“…Pharmacological studies have demonstrated that B. diffusa known to possess anticonvulsant [4] , diuretic, anti-inflammatory, antifibrinolytic [9] , antibacterial [10] , anti-hepatotoxic, anthelmintic, febrifuge, anti-leprosy, antiasthmatic, antiurethritis, antilymphoproliferative [11] , antimetastatic [12] , immunosuppressive [13] , antidiabetic, antioxidant [14] , immune-modulation [15] , hepatoprotective [16] , anti-nociceptive, nephroprotective [17] , bacteria induced ulcer & diarrhea [18] and antiurolithiatic [19] activities. The identification of phytoconstituents and assay of antioxidant, thrombolytic, cytotoxic, antimicrobial activities were conducted using specific standard in vitro procedures.…”

In vitro antibacterial activity of Hibiscus rosa–sinensis flower extract against human pathogens

“…Resistance towards reveling antibiotics having become widespread among bacteria and fungi, new class of antimicrobial substances are urgently required. There are several studies which reveal the presence of such compounds with antimicrobial properties in various plant parts [4,5] . The petals have some protective mechanism against microbial attack in most of the plants.…”

Evaluation of antibacterial activity and acute toxicity of the hydroethanolic extract of Stachytarpheta angustifolia (Mill) Vahl.

“…They contain active constituents with useful physiological and pharmacological activities. Consequently, attention is now focused in the exploration of herbal remedies as alternatives in the treatment of infectious diseases since pathogens of have been found to develop multiple resistances to most of the currently used synthetic antibiotics (Olukoya et al, 1993).…”