Abstract
Medicinal plants are an important health resource in many regions of the Americas and are of particular importance to many Indian communities. Based on a recent ethnobotanical study in Mexico, we investigated the activity of 29 plant extracts against
Entamoeha histolytica, three bacteria (
Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, and
Micrococcus luteus) and two fungi (
Cladosporium cucumerinum and
Pénicillium oxalicum). After separation of these extracts between CH
2Cl
2 and H
2O the resulting phases were also evaluated.