Table 1.
Antimicrobial activity of chlorhexidine, doxycycline, and hydroalcoholic extracts of the leaves of Lawsonia inermis, flowers of Malva sylvestris, and resin of Boswellia serrata by disc diffusion and agar well-plate methods
| Tested materials | Microorganism/inhibition zone (mm), mean±SD (n=3) Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (JP2 NOV99) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Disc diffusion method | Agar well-diffusion method | |
| MSH | - | - |
| LIH | - | - |
| BSH (100 ϻl) | 10.33±1.15 | - |
| BSH (50 ϻl) | 9.66±0.57 | - |
| BSH (25 ϻl) | 2.66±4.61 | - |
| BSH (12.5 ϻl) | - | - |
| CHX gluconate (0.2%) | 12.66±0.57 | 13±0.81 |
| Doxycycline (30 ϻg) | 11±1 | 11.33±1.24 |
MSH: Hydroalcoholic extract of Malva sylvestris, LIH: Hydroalcoholic extract of Lawsonia inermis, BSH: Hydroalcoholic extract of Boswellia serrata, -: No inhibition zone, SD: Standard deviation, CHX: Chlorhexidine