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Antimicrobial activity of some Nepalese medicinal plants
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Authors | Rajbhandari, M,; Schöpke, T, H. |
| Journal Title | Pharmazie |
| Volume | 54 |
| Pagination | 232-234 |
| ISBN Number | 0031-7144 |
| Key Words | medicinal plants; antibacterial properties; antifungal properties; plant extracts; Candida maltosa; Rhododendron anthopogon; bacteria; Zanthoxylum; Boraginaceae |
| Abstract | Dichloromethane, methanol and 50% aqueous methanol extracts of 13 plants were screened for activity against 6 bacteria and Candida maltosa using a modified disc-diffusion method. Growth of C. maltosa was only inhibited by the dichloromethane and methanol extracts of Zanthoxylum armatum (MIC values 500 and 1000 micro g/disc, respectively). Both extracts, as well as the methanol extract of Rhododendron anthopogon showed weak activity against Gram-negative bacteria (MICs 500-2000 micro g/disc). Most extracts were active against the Gram-positive bacteria, particularly the dichloromethane extract of Maharanga bicolor (MIC value 0.25 micro g/disc). |
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