Antimicrobial screening of Bridelia, micrantha, alchormea cordifolia and Boerhavia diffus

Abstract

This report is on the antimicrobial potential of Bridelia micrantha, Alchornea cord folia and Boerhavia diffusa sourced from traditional healers through an ethnobotanical survey of anti-infective plants in Egbado South in Ogun State, Nigeria. Extracts of B micrantha and A. cord folia exhibited significant inhibitory activity against the pathogenic organisms. In some cases, the antibacterial activity was comparable to those of ampicillin and gentamycin. However, only the leaf of A. cordifolia showed reasonable antifungal activity when compared with Trosyd. The study shows that there is justification for the use of these medicinal plants in traditional medicine.