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Antimicrobial nature and
use of some medicinal plants in Nigeria
Ajayi A.O.
Department
of Microbiology, Adekunle Ajasin University, P.M.B. 01,
Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. E-mail:
jidet02@yahoo.com.
Accepted
31 January, 2008 |
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Forty eight medicinal plants in Nigeria were screened for
their antimicrobial activity. Twenty three (47.91%) of the
plants caused over 70% mortality of the test organism which
include anopheline and culicine larva. Bacillus spp.
and Escherichia coli were shown to be susceptible to
the antimicrobial activity of some plants. The antimicrobial
activities of plants examined in this study showed that
plants are capable of producing toxic materials, which may
exert some physiological effect on the target organisms.
Key
words:
Antimicrobial, medicinal, nature, Nigeria, plants. |
