Antibacterial activity of five medicinal plant extracts used by the Maasai people of Kenya
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Date
2014Author
Kariuki, D K
Miaron, J O
Mugweru, J.
Kerubo, L O
Language
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Five locally known plants,
Solanum aculeastrum, Erythrina abyssinica, Carissa
edulis, Croton megalocarpus
and
Myrica salicifolia
used by Maasai traditional healers for treatment of
bacterial infections were extracted using
chloroform, ethanol and water. The extracts obtaine
d were then tested for
in-vitro
antibacterial
activity on clinical isolates
of gram-positive
bacteria;
Staphylococcus aureus
and
gram-negative bacteria;
Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aerugenosa,
Salmonella typhi
and
Krebsiella pneumonaie.
The activity of the water extracts of all the plan
ts was the highest,
followed by ethanol and chloroform extracts respect
ively. The water extract of
Croton megalocarpus
was observed to be
the most active against all strains of bacteria
Citation
Miaron DJO, Kariuki DDK, Mugweru J, Kerubo LO. "ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF FIVE MEDICINAL PLANT EXTRACTS USED BY THE MAASAI PEOPLE OF KENYA." international journal of humanities. 2014;2(7):1-6.Publisher
University of Nairobi