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KMID : 1200820050050010057
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Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine
2005 Volume.5 No. 1 p.57 ~ p.61
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In vitro antimicrobial activity of Cassia auriculata
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Nur I. Elysha
Somchit MN
Reezal I.
Zuraini A
Mutalib AR
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Abstract
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Ethanol and aqueous extracts of Cassia auriculata were tested in vitro against fungi (Candida albicans and Microsporum canis) and bacteria (Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteriditis, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis). M. canis showed dose-dependent susceptibility only towards ethanol leaf and bark extracts. C. albicans, were resistant to all types of plant extracts. Results were statistically smaller to antifungal drug ketoconazole and miconazole at equivalent concentration. Both ethanol and aqueous extracts of Cassia auriculata leaves and barks exhibit antibacterial activity against S. aureus and only the ethanol extracts of leaf and bark were detected against Bacillus subtilis. The results were compared to antibacterial drugs chloramphenicol, ampicillin, penicillin G, and enrofloxacin. The antibacterial activity was statistically similar to penicillin G. Based on the current findings, it can be concluded that this plant has antimicrobial activity, which is as potent as standard antimicrobial drugs.
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KEYWORD
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Cassia auriculata, Antimicrobial activity
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