Table 5. Inhibition zones of L. elliptica and L. resinosa towards Gram-negative bacteria strains and yeast strain.
| Plant part | Crude extract/Essential oil | Inhibition zone (mm) |
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| PA | EC | SC | ||
| L. elliptica | ||||
| Stem | n-Hexane (MPSH) | 10.00±0.00 | 13.00±1.73 | 10.33±0.58 |
| Dichloromethane (MPSD) | 12.00±0.00 | 16.33±1.15 | 10.00±0.00 | |
| Chloroform (MPSC) | 10.00±0.00 | 14.67±1.15 | 11.00±0.00 | |
| Ethyl acetate (MPSE) | 9.00±0.00 | 9.33±0.58 | 12.00±1.00 | |
| Methanol (MPSM) | NI | NI | NI | |
| Root | n-Hexane (MPRH) | 9.00±0.00 | 9.67±1.53 | NI |
| Dichloromethane (MPRD) | 9.00±0.00 | 12.67±0.58 | 11.00±0.00 | |
| Chloroform (MPRC) | 8.33±0.58 | 11.33±0.58 | 10.33±0.58 | |
| Ethyl acetate (MPRE) | 7.67±0.58 | 9.33±2.52 | 10.67±0.58 | |
| Methanol (MPRM) | NI | NI | NI | |
| Inner bark | n-Hexane (MPIH) | 9.67±1.15 | NI | 10.00±1.00 |
| Dichloromethane (MPID) | 10.00±2.00 | 7.67±1.15 | NI | |
| Chloroform (MPIC) | 9.00±1.00 | 7.33±0.58 | NI | |
| Ethyl acetate (MPIE) | 10.00±2.00 | NI | 10.00±0.00 | |
| Methanol (MPIM) | 9.00±1.00 | NI | NI | |
| L. resinosa | ||||
| Stem | n-Hexane (MESH) | 15.00±0.00 | 19.33±1.15 | 13.67±1.15 |
| Dichloromethane (MESD) | 14.00±0.00 | 18.00±0.00 | 12.67±0.58 | |
| Chloroform (MESC) | 13.67±1.15 | 18.67±1.15 | 13.33±1.15 | |
| Ethyl acetate (MESE) | 11.33±0.58 | 15.00±1.00 | 13.33±1.53 | |
| Methanol (MESM) | 9.67±1.15 | NI | NI | |
| Root | n-Hexane (MERH) | 10.33±0.58 | 15.00±0.00 | 12.67±0.58 |
| Dichloromethane (MERD) | 10.33±0.58 | 11.67±1.15 | 11.33±0.58 | |
| Chloroform (MERC) | 10.00±1.00 | 15.00±2.65 | 11.00±1.00 | |
| Ethyl acetate (MERE) | 9.67±0.58 | 15.00±2.00 | 11.00±1.00 | |
| Methanol (MERM) | 9.67±1.53 | 9.00±0.00 | NI | |
| Inner bark | n-Hexane (MEIH) | 13.67±1.53 | 13.33±2.31 | 11.00±0.00 |
| Dichloromethane (MEID) | 13.33±0.58 | 13.67±2.08 | 11.33±1.53 | |
| Chloroform (MEIC) | 13.33±0.58 | 13.33±1.53 | 10.00±1.00 | |
| Ethyl acetate (MEIE) | 13.00±1.73 | 10.00±1.00 | 10.00±0.00 | |
| Methanol (MEIM) | 10.33±0.58 | 9.00±0.00 | NI | |
| L. elliptica | ||||
| Twig | Essential oil (MPTO) | 14.00±1.00 | 13.00±0.00 | 10.67±1.15 |
| Stem | Essential oil (MPSO) | 12.00±1.73 | 12.33±0.58 | 10.67±1.15 |
| Inner stem | Essential oil (MPISO) | 12.00±1.00 | 11.33±1.53 | 10.00±0.00 |
| Root | Essential oil (MPRO) | 12.33±0.58 | 11.67±0.58 | 11.00±0.00 |
| Small root | Essential oil (MPRSO) | 11.00±1.00 | 11.00±0.00 | 10.00±0.00 |
| Inner root | Essential oil (MPIRO) | 8.33±0.58 | 9.00±0.00 | 9.67±0.00 |
| Leaf | Essential oil (MPLO) | 10.00±0.00 | 9.00±0.00 | NI |
| L. resinosa | ||||
| Twig | Essential oil (METO) | 12.67±1.15 | 10.33±0.58 | 11.33±0.58 |
| Stem | Essential oil (MESO) | 11.33±1.15 | 11.00±0.00 | 10.67±1.15 |
| Inner stem | Essential oil (MEISO) | 11.33±1.15 | 11.67±1.15 | 11.67±1.15 |
| Root | Essential oil(MERO) | 8.00±0.00 | 8.00±0.00 | NI |
| Small root | Essential oil (MERSO) | 14.00±1.73 | 12.33±0.58 | 11.00±1.73 |
| Inner root | Essential oil (MEIRO) | 10.67±1.15 | 12.00±0.00 | 9.33±0.58 |
| Leaf | Essential oil(MELO) | 12.33±1.15 | 14.67±0.58 | 11.00±1.15 |
| Control | Negative | NI | NI | NI |
NI: No inhibition; PA: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; EC: Escherichia coli; SC: S. cerevisiae.