International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy
Table 2 Overview of extracts with efficacy against resistant microorganisms
Extract types | Record against resistant microbes |
|---|---|
Alpha mangostin from Gracinia mangostana | Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) |
Ethanolic extract of Ocimum gratissimum, Vernonia amygdalina, Zingiber officinale, | MDR E. coli, S. aureus, P. vulgaris, B. subtilis, S. typhimurium |
Methanolic extracts from Boswellia papyrifera, Caesalpinia coriaria, Psidium guajava, Commiphora molmol and Centratherum punctatum | Klebsiella pneumonia, MDR Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), MDR Acinetobacter baumannii |
Ethanolic extracts of Pelargonium sidoides, Acacia nilotica, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Syzygium aromaticum, Allium sativum and Cinnamomum cassia. | A. niger, E. coli, K. pneumoniae, Candida albicans, Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) M. tuberculosis and Multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
Alkaloid fraction of Prosopis juliflora | Acinetobacter |
Methanolic and ethanolic extracts of Chromolaena odorata | MDR S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, K. pneumoniae |
Aqueous extract of Thonningia sanguine | ESBL-producing E. coli |
Aqueous extract of Allium sativum | MDR S. aureus, S. epidermidis, S. pneumonia, S. typhi, E. coli |
Ethyl acetate extracts of C. punctatum | MDR Acinetobacter baumannii |