TABLE 1.
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ACANTHUS ILICIFOLIUS (L.)
| Micro Organisms | Standards (mm) | Zone of inhibition (mm) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol Extract (10 mg/ml) | Butanol Extract (10 mg/ml) | Chloroform Extract (10 mg/ml) | |||||
| Leaves | Roots | Leaves | Roots | Leaves | Roots | ||
| B. subtilis | 25a | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 16 |
| S. aureus | 24a | 18 | 16 | 08 | 12 | 21 | 11 |
| P. aeruginosa | 20a | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 13 |
| P. vulgaris | 21a | 20 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 15 |
| C. albicans | 26b | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 20 |
| A. fumigatus | 28b | 19 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 20 |
| A. niger | 28b | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 |
a is ampicillin and b is clotrimazole. Each zone of inhibition is an average of three independent determinations and the solvent (DMSO) did not show any inhibition.