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Table 4 Antibacterial activities on M. smegmatis

From: Ethnobotanical survey and antimycobacterial activities of plants used against tuberculosis in Lubumbashi, DR Congo

Plant species and controls

Used organ#

Disk diffusion assay*

Microdilution assay

MIC99 (µg/mL)

MBC (µg/mL)

Acacia sieberiana DC. var. woodii (Burtt Davy) Keay & Brenan

SB

 + 

170 ± 78

208 ± 65

Ficus sansibarica Warb

LE

–

–

–

Ficus stulmannii

LE

–

–

–

Hexalobus monopetalus (A.Rich.) Engl. & Diels

LE

 + 

250

 > 250

Mucuna poggei Taub

SB

–

–

–

Ochna afzelii R.Br. ex Oliv

LE

 + 

179 ± 67

 > 250

Parinari curatellifolia Planch.ex Benth

RO

 + 

54 ± 15

115 ± 26

Pavetta schamanniana F. Hoffm.ex K.Schum

LE

–

–

–

Phyllanthus muellerianus (Kuntze) Exell

RO

 + 

170 ± 78

250

Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh

LE

–

–

–

SB

 + 

161 ± 87

229 ± 51

RO

–

–

–

Psorospermum febrifugum Spach

LE

–

–

–

Rothmannia engleriana (K. Schum.) Keay

RO

 + 

196 ± 67

 > 250

Securidaca longepedunculata Fresen

RO

 + 

214 ± 61

 > 250

Strychnos spinosa Lam

SB

 + + 

196 ± 67

250

LE

–

–

–

Terminalia mollis M.A.Lawson

LE

 + 

89 ± 33

143 ± 47

Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl

RO

 + 

13 ± 4

31 ± 24

Ziziphus mucronata Wild

LE

–

–

–

Ofloxacin

 

 + +  + 

0.19

0.39

  1. * + : ≥ 9- < 11 mm inhibition zone; +  + : ≥ 11 to < 13 mm inhibition zone; +  + + : ≥ 13 mm inhibition zone; -: no activity
  2. #SB: stem bark; RO: roots; LE: leaves