Table 2.
Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the medicinal plant species extracts
| MIC (μg/ml) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 | Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 | Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 | Pseudomonas aeruguinosa ATCC 27853 | Candida albicans ATCC 10231 | |
| Apodytes dimidiata | – | – | – | – | – |
| Asparagus africanus | 512 | – | – | – | – |
| Bersama abyssinica | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cucumis ficifolius | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gladiolous abyssinicus | – | – | – | – | – |
| Guizotia schimperi | 128 | 128 | – | – | 512 |
| Lippia adoensis var. adoensis | 256 | 256 | – | – | 512 |
| Olinia rochetiana | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pavonia urens | – | – | – | – | – |
| Premna schimperi | 512 | 512 | – | – | |
| Pittosporum viridiflorum | – | – | – | – | – |
| Polygala sadebeckiana | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sida rhombifolia | – | – | – | – | – |
| Solanum incanum | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thunbergia ruspolii | – | – | – | – | – |
| ATB | 0.5a | 0.5a | 0.015a | 0.125a | 0.5b |
ATB Antibiotics used as positive control
aCiprofloxacin
bTioconazole
“–” No inhibition (MIC > 512 μg/ml)