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dc.contributor.author | More, Garland Kgosi![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Tshikalange, Thilivhali Emmanuel![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Lall, Namrita![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Botha, Francien Susanna![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Meyer, Jacobus Johannes Marion![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2009-05-28T06:37:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-05-28T06:37:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-10 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ethanol extracts of eight plant species used traditionally in South Africa for the treatment of oral diseases were investigated for in vitro antimicrobial activity against oral pathogens namely Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Actinomyces naeslundii, Actinomyces israelii, Candida albicans, Porphyromonus gingivalis, Privotella intermedia and Streptococcus mutans using the disk diffusion method. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of ethanol extracts were determined against these microorganisms using micro dilution. The cytotoxicity and therapeutic index (TI) of selected active extracts were also determined. Out of eight plants, six (Annona senegalensis, Englerophytum magalismontanum, Dicerocarym senecioides, Euclea divinorum, Euclea natalensis, Solanum panduriforme and Parinari curatellifolia) exhibited MIC values ranging from 25.0 mg/ml to 0.8 mg/ml. Gram negative bacteria were found to be more resistant to the plant extracts than Gram positive bacteria, except for Euclea natalensis which inhibited all three Gram negative bacteria tested in this study. All plant extracts showed moderate cytotoxicity on the Vero cell line. The fifty percent inhibitory concentration (IC50) of all plants tested range from 92.3 to 285.1μg/ml. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Research Foundation and Division of Stomatological Research, Department of Community Dentistry. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | More, G, Tshikalange, TE, Lall, N, Botha, F & Meyer, JJM 2008, 'Antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants against oral microorganisms', Journal of Ethnopharmacology, vol. 119, no. 3, pp. 473-477. [http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jethpharm] | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0378-8741 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/10219 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.rights | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.subject | Antimicrobial activities | en_US |
dc.subject | Medicinal plants | en_US |
dc.subject | Oral microorganisms | en_US |
dc.subject | Periodontal disease | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Mouth -- Diseases -- South Africa | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Materia medica, Vegetable -- South Africa | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Anti-infective agents -- South Africa | |
dc.title | Antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants against oral microorganisms | en_US |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_US |