Table 1.

Effect of ethanolic extract of M. aurea on red complex bacterial strains causing periodontal disease.

Organisms	Zone of inhibition (mm) Mean ± SD	MIC (mg/ml)	MBC (mg/ml)
P. gingivalis	20 ± 1.20	0.78	3.12
T. denticola	15 ± 3.25	1.56	3.12
T. forsythia	23 ± 0.65	0.39	1.56
A. actinomycetemcomitans	13 ± 1.25	1.56	6.25