Antibacterial activity of methanol extracts of the leaves of three medicinal plants against selected bacteria isolated from wounds of lymphoedema patients
Dereje Nigussie, Gail Davey, Belete Adefris Legesse, Abebaw Fekadu, Eyasu Makonnen
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Abstract
Methanol extracts of L. inermis, A. indica, and A. aspera leaves exhibited antimicrobial activity against selected bacterial isolates involved in wound infections, of which the methanol extracts of L. inermis exhibited the highest activity. The results of the present study support the traditional use of plants against microbial infections, which could potentially be exploited for the treatment of wound infections associated with lymphoedema.
Concepts
Streptococcus pyogenesStaphylococcus aureusMicrobiologyPseudomonas aeruginosaLawsonia inermisBiologyAntimicrobialKlebsiella pneumoniae