TABLE 2.
MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATIONS OF THE AQUEOUS EXTRACTS
| Bacterial pathogens | MIC (mg/ml) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. indicus | F. bengalensis | P. marsupium roxb | AMP* | TTC+ | COP¶ | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.013 | 0.013 | 0.013 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.026 | 0.026 | 0.026 |
*
AMP stands for ampicillin
+
TTC denotes tetracycline and
¶
COP is chloromphenicol. Aqueous extract of the roots of H. indicus and the bark of F. bengalensis and P. marsupium roxb was used to estimate the MIC values against selected bacterial pathogens.