Table 5.

Antimicrobial activity of different D. malabarica solvent extracts.

Extracts	Solvents		∗ Mean ± S.D.	MIC			∗ Mean ± S.D.	MIC
				Concentration	Mean			Concentration	Mean
Ciprofloxacin (250 mg)	Standard		39.50 ± 2.3				45.50 ± 0.9
Root	Methanol	E. coli (gram-negative bacteria)	11.50 ± 2.0	90%	9.25	Streptococcus (gram-positive bacteria)	11.25 ± 0.9	90%	10.00
				70%	Nil			70%	Nil
				40%	Nil			40%	Nil
				10%	Nil			10%	Nil
	Ethanol		9.50 ± 1.2	90%	9.25		13.25 ± 0.9	90%	12.00
				70%	Nil			70%	9.00
				40%	Nil			40%	Nil
				10%	Nil			10%	Nil
Stem	Methanol		11.75 ± 1.7	90%	9.75		15.25 ± 1.2	90%	9.75
				70%	Nil			70%	Nil
				40%	Nil			40%	Nil
				10%	Nil			10%	Nil
	Ethanol		10.25 ± 1.5	90%	9.25		9.75 ± 0.9	90%	9.25
				70%	Nil			70%	Nil
				40%	Nil			40%	Nil
				10%	Nil			10%	Nil
Bark	Methanol		12.00 ± 1.8	90%	9.50		30.25 ± 0.9	90%	12.75
				70%	Nil			70%	9.50
				40%	Nil			40%	Nil
								10%	Nil
				10%	Nil
	Ethanol		11.50 ± 2.0	90%	9.25		15.75 ± 1.7	90%	14.00
				70%	Nil			70%	10.75
				40%	Nil			40%	Nil
				10%	Nil			10%	Nil
Leaves	Methanol		11.75 ± 1.5	90%	9.5		17.00 ± 1.4	90%	11.75
				70%	Nil			70%	Nil
				40%	Nil			40%	Nil
				10%	Nil			10%	Nil
	Ethanol		11.5 ± 1.9	90%	9.25		15.75 ± 0.9	90%	12.50
				70%	Nil			70%	9.25
				40%	Nil			40%	Nil
				10%	Nil			10%	Nil
Unripe fruit	Methanol		10.50 ± 1.5	90%	14.25		18.25 ± 1.7	90%	12.75
				70%	12.25			70%	9.25
				40%	9.75			40%	Nil
				10%	Nil			10%	Nil
	Ethanol		19.25 ± 1.9	90%	9.75		14.25 ± 0.9	90%	9.50
				70%	Nil			70%	Nil
				40%	Nil			40%	Nil
				10%	Nil			10%	Nil
Ripe fruit	Methanol		13.25 ± 1.2	90%	10.5		14.25 ± 1.2	90%	9.75
				70%	Nil			70%	Nil
				40%	Nil			40%	Nil
				10%	Nil			10%	Nil
	Ethanol		13.50 ± 1.9	90%	10.25		10.25 ± 1.5	90%	9.25
				70%	9.25			70%	Nil
				40%	Nil			40%	Nil
				10%	Nil			10%	Nil

^∗Values are mean of duplicates of zone of inhibition (mm).