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Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Dracontomelon dao
Journal article

Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Dracontomelon dao

M R Khan and A D Omoloso
Fitoterapia, Vol.73(4), pp.327-330
01/07/2002
PMID: 12234577

Abstract

Anacardiaceae Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology Antifungal Agents - pharmacology Fungi - drug effects Gram-Negative Bacteria - drug effects Gram-Positive Bacteria - drug effects Humans Microbial Sensitivity Tests Phytotherapy Plant Bark Plant Extracts - pharmacology Plant Leaves Plant Roots
The crude methanolic extracts of the leaves, stem and root barks of Drancantomelon dao and their subsequent partitioning (petrol, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, butanol) gave fractions which demonstrated a very good level of broad spectrum antibacterial activity. The dichloromethane and butanol fractions of the leaf were the most active. Only the leaf fractions had antifungal activity, particularly the dichloromethane and butanol.

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