Table 3.
Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of P. capensis extracts against nine species of bacteria and C. Ibicans
| Plants Part |
Solvents | Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) in mg/ml | |||||||||
| B. c | E. c | K. p | S. a | K. o | S. t | S. p | P. a | M.s | C. a | ||
| Roots | EtOH | 6.25 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 12.50 | 3.13 | 12.50 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| Water | 12.50 | 25.00 | 12.50 | 15.50 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 25.00 | |
| DCM | 25.00 | 25.00 | 12.50 | 3.13 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 3.13 | Nt* | |
| EA | 0.39 | 25.00 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 0.39 | 25.00 | 12.50 | 1.56 | |
| Chloroform | 6.25 | >25.0 | 25.00 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 25.00 | 12.50 | Nt* | 25.00 | 12.50 | |
| Bark | Et0H | 6.25 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 6.25 | 25.00 | 3.13 | 12.50 |
| Water | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 12.50 | 25.00 | 6.25 | >25.0 | |
| DCM | >25.0 | >25.0 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | >25.0 | >25.0 | >25.0 | 25.00 | >25.0 | |
| EA | 3.13 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | >25.0 | >25.0 | 6.25 | >25.0 | 25.00 | 6.25 | |
| Chloroform | 6.25 | >25.0 | >25.0 | 25.00 | >25.0 | >25.0 | 3.13 | Nt* | 12.50 | 6.25 | |
| Leaves | Et0H | >25.0 | 25.00 | Nt* | Nt* | Nt* | >25.0 | Nt* | Nt* | >25.0 | 25.00 |
| Water | >25.0 | >25.0 | 25.00 | >25.0 | >25.0 | Nt* | Nt* | 25.00 | >25.0 | Nt* | |
| DCM | >25.0 | >25.0 | >25.0 | >25.0 | Nt* | Nt* | Nt* | Nt* | Nt* | 25.00 | |
| EA | >25.0 | Nt* | Nt* | >25.0 | Nt* | Nt* | >25.0 | Nt* | Nt* | >25.0 | |
| Chloroform | 6.25 | Nt* | Nt* | Nt* | Nt* | >25.0 | 25.00 | Nt* | 25.00 | >25.0 | |
| Ciprofloxacin | 0.001 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.16 | >1.25 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 0.01 | 0.31 | 0.01 | |
B.c: Bacillus cereus; E.c: Escherichia coli; S.a: Staphylococcus aureus; K.o: klebsiella oxytoca; S.t: Salmonella typhimurium; S.p: Streptococcus pyogenes; P.a: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; M.s: Mycobacterium smegmaris; C.a: Candida albicans; *Nt= Not tested.