Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial effect of the aqueous and methanolic extracts of roots of &lt;i&gt;Balanites aegyptiacam&lt;i&gt; (Del.) on some bacteria species.

Hena, J S; Adamu, A. K.; Iortsuun, Dora Nguemo; Olonitola, O. S.

doi:10.4314/swj.v5i2.61518

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“…albicans used [ 16 ]. Nigerian plant extracts with the most promising anticandidal activity include Sesame radiatum (methanol leaf extract, MIC 28.2 μg/ml) [ 138 ], Amaranthus hybridus (aqueous leaf extract, MIC 6.33 mg/ml) [ 106 ], Pterocarpus santalinoides (ethanol fresh leaf extract, MIC 0.75 mg/ml) [ 142 ], Balanites aegyptiaca (aqueous leaf and root extract, MIC 3.125 mg/ml) [ 234 ], Eucalyptus camaldulensis (aqueous:methanol leaf extract, MIC 0.0625 μg/ml) [ 112 ], Commiphora africana (ethanol root extract, MIC 2,000 μg/ml) [ 65 ], Cymbopogon citratus (chloroform leaf extract, MIC 32 μg/ml) [ 119 ], and Cyathula prostrata (ethanol leaf and stem extract, MIC 400 μg/ml) [ 154 ]. Kubmarawa et al .…”

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Antimicrobial activity of Nigerian medicinal plants

Anyanwu¹,

Okoye²

2017

J Intercult Ethnopharmacol

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is currently one of the major threats facing mankind. The emergence and rapid spread of multi- and pan-drug-resistant organisms (such as vancomycin-, methicillin-, extended-spectrum β-lactam-, carbapenem- and colistin-resistant organisms) has put the world in a dilemma. The health and economic burden associated with AMR on a global scale are dreadful. Available antimicrobials have been misused and are almost ineffective with some of these drugs associated with dangerous side effects in some individuals. Development of new, effective, and safe antimicrobials is one of the ways by which AMR burden can be reduced. The rate at which microorganisms develop AMR mechanisms outpaces the rate at which new antimicrobials are being developed. Medicinal plants are potential sources of new antimicrobial molecules. There is renewed interest in antimicrobial activities of phytochemicals. Nigeria boasts of a huge heritage of medicinal plants and there is avalanche of researches that have been undertaken to screen antimicrobial activities of these plants. Scientific compilation of these studies could provide useful information on the antimicrobial properties of the plants. This information can be useful in the development of new antimicrobial drugs. This paper reviews antimicrobial researches that have been undertaken on Nigerian medicinal plants.

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Antimicrobial activity of Nigerian medicinal plants

Anyanwu¹,

Okoye²

2017

J Intercult Ethnopharmacol

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“…Different parts from B. aegyptiaca showed high contents of saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, fixed oils and phenolics (Al Ashaal et al, 2010;Kumawat et al, 2012;Gajalakshmi et al, 2013;Al-Thobaiti & Abu Zeid, 2017). B. aegyptiaca extracts showed anti-diabetic property (Zaahkouk et al, 2003), insecticidal potential (Elamin & Satti, 2013), antimicrobial activity against many strains of bacterial and fungal pathogens (Al Ashaal et al, 2010;Hena et al, 2010;Abdallah et al, 2012), antiviral and antiparasitic activity (Al Ashaal et al, 2010), anti-plasmodial activity (Kusch et al, 2011), hepato protective effect and antioxidant potentiality (Mayba Gnana Suky et al, 2011) P HYTOCHEMICAL analysis of the mesocarp of eleven morphologically different individuals of Balanites aegyptiaca was assessed. The antioxidant activity of their methanol extracts was also evaluated.…”

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Phytochemical Analysis of the Desert Date Balanites aegyptiaca

Abdel-Farid

El‐Sayed

2020

Egypt. J. Bot.

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“…A considerable number of natural products and medicinal plants contain some active phytochemical components such as phenolics, flavonoids, terpenes, coumarins, etc, which induce different biological activities in animals including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cholinesterase effects [5]. It is also known that the curative effect of any medicinal plant is correlated to its active phytochemical constituents [6,7].…”

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