2006
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-6-35
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Abstract: Background: Antimicrobial activity of 18 ethnomedicinal plant extracts were evaluated against nine bacterial strains (Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Ervinia sp, Proteus vulgaris) and one fungal strain (Candida albicans). The collected ethnomedicinal plants were used in folk medicine in the treatment of skin diseases, venereal diseases, respiratory problems and nervous disorders.

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“…The ability of the leaf extracts to inhibit the growth of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria is in agreement with previous reports of the antibacterial activity of other Syzygium spp. [10,[31][32][33] The greater susceptibility of Gram-positive bacteria seen in this study agrees with the previously reported specificities of South American, [34] African [35] and Australian [36] plant extracts. Results within this laboratory have also confirmed the greater susceptibility of Gram-positive bacteria towards other Australian plant extracts.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
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“…The ability of the leaf extracts to inhibit the growth of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria is in agreement with previous reports of the antibacterial activity of other Syzygium spp. [10,[31][32][33] The greater susceptibility of Gram-positive bacteria seen in this study agrees with the previously reported specificities of South American, [34] African [35] and Australian [36] plant extracts. Results within this laboratory have also confirmed the greater susceptibility of Gram-positive bacteria towards other Australian plant extracts.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 82%
“…Numerous studies have reported on the antibacterial [5] and antifungal [6] activities of oils and extracts from this plant. Other Syzygium species from South East Asia (Syz ygium jambos) [7] and India (Syz ygium lineare and Syz ygium cumini) [8] have also been shown to have antimicrobial activity. Much of our knowledge about the antimicrobial activities of Australian Syzygium species is anecdotal, although Australian Aborigines are known to have used some species as medicinal agents.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The inoculated tubes were incubated without agitation for 24 h at 37°C. The cultures were diluted with fresh nutrient or potato dextrose broth to achieve optical densities corresponding to 1×10 8 colony forming units per milliliter (cfu mL −1 ) for bacteria and 1×10 6 spore mL −1 for yeasts [26] .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Currently, medicinal plants continue to play an important role in the management of diabetes mellitus, especially in development countries, where many people don't have access to conventional antidiabetic therapies (Blade et al, 2006). The currently available drug regimens for management of diabetes mellitus have certain drawbacks and therefore there is a need to find safer and more effective antidiabetic drugs (Duraipanadiyan et al, 2006). Alloxan causes diabetes through its ability to destroy the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas (Sharma and Kumar, 2011).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%