In vitro antimicrobial activity of ethanol and water extracts of Cassia alata

• Main Authors: Somchit, Muhammad Nazrul, Reezal, I., Ismail, Elysha Nur, Mutalib, Abdul Rahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2003
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40313/1/In%20vitro%20antimicrobial%20activity%20of%20ethanol%20and%20water%20extracts%20of%20Cassia%20alata.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40313/7/1-s2.0-S0378874102001460-main.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40313/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874102001460
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Crude ethanol and water extract of leaves and barks from Cassia alata were tested in vitro against fungi, (Aspergillus fumigatus and Microsporum canis), yeast (Candida albicans) and bacteria (Staphylococcus aereus and Escherichia coli). C. albicans showed concentration-dependent susceptibility towar...