Antimicrobial effect of essential oils of some Fijian medicinal plant leaves on pathogenic bacteria
| Autor: | Prayna Maharaj, Riteshma Devi, Surendra Prasad |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
education.field_of_study
food.ingredient biology Traditional medicine Population Coleus Pathogenic bacteria biology.organism_classification Antimicrobial medicine.disease_cause 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy Enterococcus faecalis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine food Botany medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Agar diffusion test education Annona muricata Cinnamomum |
| Zdroj: | The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences. 34:35 |
| ISSN: | 1838-837X |
| DOI: | 10.1071/sp16005 |
| Popis: | Fiji is highly populated with plants containing essential oils (EO). The essential oils extracted from the leaves of the selected Fijian leafy plants were screened against two Gram-negative bacteria (Salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and three Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis and Bacillus subtilis). The agar diffusion method was used to examine the antimicrobial activities of the extracted EO. All the EO tested showed antibacterial properties against one or more strains while none of the EO was active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Viburnum lantana (Wayfaring tree), Annona muricata (Soursop), Coleus amboinicus (Spanish thyme) and Cinnamomum zeylancium (Cinnamon) showed good inhibition against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and proved as worthy source of antimicrobial agent. These findings will help the Pacific population to use the studied plants leaves as antimicrobial agent. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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