Table 2. Antibacterial activity of methanolic extracts of leaves, follicles and latex of A. scholaris.
Extracts / Standard | Concentration (mg/ml) | Zone of inhibition (mm) | |||
S. aureus | B. subtilis | P. aeruginosa | E.coli | ||
Leaves | 50 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 11 |
100 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 14 | |
Follicles | 50 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 10 |
100 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 13 | |
Latex | 50 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 12 |
100 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 16 | |
Ampicillin | 10 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 |