Table 1.
Plant part | Extraction method | Solvent of extraction | Most susceptible organisms of interest | Highest antimicrobial activity ZOI(mm) or MIC(mg/mL) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stem bark | Maceration |
Methanol Aqueous |
Staphylococcus sp. Penicillium sp. E. coli Penicillium sp. |
15.4 ± 0.36 (methanol extract) 9.03 ± 0.2 (methanol extract) 10.6 ± 0.2 (aqueous extract) 10.3 ± 0.3 (aqueous extract) |
[18] |
Kernel | Soxhlet | Ethanol |
MRSA S. aureus |
20.77 ± 0.61 @50 mg/ml |
[23] |
Seed Leaf Stembark |
Maceration | Ethanol |
S. aureus S. faecalis E. coli K. pneumonia C. albicans |
19 ± 1.0 17 ± 0.3 17 ± 0 18 ± 1.0 14 ± 1.0 (Seed extract) |
[24] |
Leaf Kernel |
Maceration | Methanol |
S. aureus Salmonella sp. E. coli |
20.70 ± 1.05 15.20 ± 01.04 16.20 ± 0.96 (Kernel extract) |
[4] |
Leaves | Maceration |
Methanol Water |
S. aureus isolates S. aureus strains | MIC 1.8–7.5 & MBC 15.1–45.3 | [26] |
Leaf Stem |
Maceration |
Water chloroform |
MRSA |
17.0 aq.leaf extract @ 120 mg/ml |
[15] |
Leaves | Decoction | Water |
C. albicans Aspergillus flavus A. niger A. fumigatus |
18.0 ± 2.0 12.1 ± 2.0 11.0 ± 1.0 8.33 ± 0.58 @40 mg/ml |
[28] |
Leaves | Decoction | Water | Plasmodium berghei | 55% P.berghei reduction | [27] |