Natural Product Sciences
- Volume 7 Issue 1
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- Pages.9-12
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- 2001
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- 1226-3907(pISSN)
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- 2288-9027(eISSN)
Broad Spectrum Anti-bacterial Activity of the Leaves, Stem and Root Barks of Myristica subabulata
- Khan, M.R. (Department of Applied Sciences, Papua New Guinea University of Technology) ;
- Kihara, M. (Department of Applied Sciences, Papua New Guinea University of Technology) ;
- Omoloso, A.D. (Department of Applied Sciences, Papua New Guinea University of Technology)
- Published : 2001.03.01
Abstract
A number of Myristica species are used in herbal medicine for a variety of ailments. The methanol extracts of the leaves and the stem and root barks of Myristica subabulata were fractionated into petrol, dichloromethane and finally ethyl acetate. These were then screened against a total of 31 micro-organisms comprising of 13 G +ve, 12 G ve, one protozoa and 5 moulds. A broad-spectrum anti-bacterial activity was observed. As compared to fractionated the un-fractionated extracts exhibited much better level of activity.