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. 2014 Jan 1;7(1):e8921. doi: 10.5812/jjm.8921

Table 1. Results of Antibacterial Activity of Ethanolic and Methanolic Extracts of Cassia fistula Flowers.

  Ethanolic Extract (Effective dose, mg) Methanolic Extract (Effective Dose, mg)
Bacterial species 18 12 6 3 1.5 18 12 6 3 1.5
Gram positive
B. cereus 9a 8 7 - - 8 7 - - -
S. aureus 13 10 9 7 - 12 10 8 - -
S. epidermidis 15 14 11 9 - 13 13 9 7 -
Gram negative
E. coli 26 20 17 13 11 22 20 18 14 10
K. pneumoniae 23 22 19 16 12 25 22 18 17 13

a Diameter of Inhibition zone (mm), disc diameter: 6.4 mm.