Antimicrobial screening of plants used for traditional medicine in the state of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia

C Wiart; S Mogana; S Khalifah; M Mahan; S Ismail; M Buckle; A K Narayana; M Sulaiman

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2003.07.013

Antimicrobial screening of plants used for traditional medicine in the state of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia

Fitoterapia. 2004 Jan;75(1):68-73. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2003.07.013.

Authors

C Wiart¹, S Mogana, S Khalifah, M Mahan, S Ismail, M Buckle, A K Narayana, M Sulaiman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pharmacy, University of Malaya, Malaysia. christophe_wiart@yahoo.com

PMID: 14693223
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2003.07.013

Abstract

Seventy-two extracts (methanol) obtained from the leaves, barks, and roots of 50 plant species used in the traditional medicine of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia, have been screened for antibacterial and antifungal activities. Peristrophe tinctoria, Polyalthia lateriflora, Knema malayana, Solanum torvum, Celosia argentea, Eclipta prostrata, Ancistrocladus tectorius, Dillenia suffruticosa, Piper stylosum and Rafflesia hasseltii displayed the broadest spectrum of activity.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage
Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects*
Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects*
Humans
Malaysia
Medicine, Traditional
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mitosporic Fungi / drug effects
Phytotherapy*
Plant Bark
Plant Extracts / administration & dosage
Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
Plant Extracts / therapeutic use
Plant Leaves
Plant Roots
Plants, Medicinal*

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents
Plant Extracts