MICROBIAL LOAD AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY OF TWO NIGERIAN HERBAL REMEDIES

Authors

  • V. O. Oyetayo

Keywords:

Microbial, load, antibacterial, herbal, remedies

Abstract

The use of herbal remedies had increased significantly in the last one decade in Nigeria. This has led to the production of herbal products with bogus claims. The microbial quality and antibacterial properties of two Nigerian herbal remedies with such claimed efficacy of curing all manners of microbial diseases were assessed. The herbal remedies were discovered to be contaminated with the following microorganisms: Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus coagulans, Bacillus cereus, Basidiobotrytis sp, Oedocephalum sp, Varicosporium sp and Articulospora inflata. Antibacterial analysis using the killing rate revealed that the herbal remedies had bacteriostatic and not bacteriocidal effect. Qualitative phytochemical screening of the herbal remedies revealed the presence of saponin, tannins, alkaloids, anthraquinone and cardiac glycosides which suggest possible antimicrobial effect. However, the presence of microbial contaminants in the herbal remedies suggests that they may serve as source of infection to end users.

Author Biography

V. O. Oyetayo

Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 704, Akure.

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Published

2007-09-04

How to Cite

Oyetayo, V. O. (2007). MICROBIAL LOAD AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY OF TWO NIGERIAN HERBAL REMEDIES. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 5(1), 74–78. Retrieved from https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/327

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2008)

Section

Research Papers

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