Table 6.
Antimicrobial Activity of organic extracts from leaves and roots of C. spinosa against Staphylococcus aureus.
| S. aureus | Oxacillin | C. spinosa Extracts | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (UFPEDA No.) | ChL | CL | ChR | CR | |||||||||
| MIC | MIC | MMC | MMC/MIC | MIC | MMC | MMC/MIC | MIC | MMC | MMC/MIC | MIC | MMC | MMC/MIC | |
| 670 | 0.0025 | 6.25 | 25 | 4 | 0.19 | 0.78 | 4 | 6.25 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 | 25 | 4 |
| 683 | 0.0050 | 1.56 | 3.12 | 2 | 0.39 | 1.56 | 4 | 12.5 | 50 | 4 | 6.25 | 12.5 | 2 |
| 691 | 0.0050 | 3.12 | 25 | 4 | 0.19 | 1.56 | 4 | 6.25 | 25 | 4 | 1.56 | 12.5 | 4 |
| 700 | 0.0050 | 6.25 | 50 | 4 | 3.12 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 1 |
| 705 | 0.0050 | 6.25 | 12.5 | 2 | 3.12 | 6.25 | 2 | 6.25 | 12.5 | 2 | 3.12 | 3.12 | 1 |
| 718 | 0.0025 | 6.25 | 25 | 4 | 0.78 | 6.25 | 4 | 12.5 | 50 | 4 | 3.12 | 6.25 | 2 |
| 726 | 0.0025 | 12.5 | 50 | 4 | 6.25 | 12.5 | 2 | 6.25 | 12.5 | 2 | 6.25 | 12.5 | 2 |
| 731 | 0.0050 | 12.5 | 50 | 4 | 6.25 | 12.5 | 2 | 6.25 | 25 | 4 | 3.12 | 6.25 | 2 |
MIC, Minimal Inhibitory Concentration; MMC, Minimal Microbicidal Concentration; MIC and MMC values are expressed in mg/mL. Cyclohexane extracts, ChL and ChR; chloroform extracts, CL and CR.