Screening of Epipremnum Sp., Syngramma alysmifolia, Thotea Sp. and Smilax Sp. for antimicrobial activity.

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Nawi, Liliwirianis and Wan Mohd Zain, Wan Zuraida and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman (2010) Screening of Epipremnum Sp., Syngramma alysmifolia, Thotea Sp. and Smilax Sp. for antimicrobial activity. World Applied Sciences Journal, 8 (7). pp. 889-891. ISSN 1818-4952; ESSN: 1991-6426

Abstract

The investigation of certain indigenous plants for their antimicrobial properties may yield useful results where the use of plant extracts and photochemical can be of great significance in therapeutic treatments. This study was conducted to screen the antimicrobial activity of the herbs crude. Four species of herbs were collected from UiTM Pahang Forest Reserve The extract were tested using blank disc of 6mm diameter with different types of concentration loaded with Epipremnum sp., Syngramma alysmifolia, Thotea sp. and Smilax sp. crude. The result revealed that Smilax sp. crude exhibit an antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aeureus, Salmonella paratyphi and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This study implies the great potential of local plants for their usage and development of new drugs in the treatment of bacterial diseases.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Forestry
Publisher:	IDOSI Publications
Keywords:	Antimicrobial; Herbs; Epiprenmum sp.; Syngramma alysmifolia; Thotea sp.; Smilax sp.
Depositing User:	Norhazura Hamzah
Date Deposited:	23 Aug 2013 02:02
Last Modified:	18 Dec 2015 03:00
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16631
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