STUDY OF THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF THE STEM BARK AND LEAF EXTRACTS OF PARKIA BIGLOBOSA (JACQ.) BENTH. ON SATPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

Authors

  • H. Millogo-Kone
  • P. I. Guissoe
  • O. Nacoulma
  • A. S. Traore

Keywords:

Staphylococcus aureus, Parkia biglobosa, antibacterial activity

Abstract

The antibacterial activity of the stem bark and the leaves of Parkia biglobosa have been tested on four strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients in the National Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The tests revealed the efficacy of the hydroalcoholic and the aqueous extracts. They also revealed that the hydroalcoholic extracts were more active than the aqueous extract prescribed by the traditional healers and that the hydroalcoholic extract of the leaves were as active as the bark. The effects of the extracts have been compared to that of the gentamicin, a positive control. The phytochemical screening showed that the extracts of the stem bark were rich in sterols, a triterpenes, tannins, saponosides, anthocyanidins, coumarins, flavonoids and reducing coumpounds. The leaves extracts were rich in tannins, coumarins, anthocyanins, flavones and reducing compounds.

Author Biographies

H. Millogo-Kone

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique(CNRST)– Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) – Département Médecine et Pharmacopée Traditionnelles – Pharmacie (MEPHATRA/PH)- 03 B.P. 7192 – Ouagadougou 03 - Burkina Faso

P. I. Guissoe

CNRST – IRSS – MEPHATRA/PH - Université de Ouagadougou – 03 B.P. 7021 Ouagadougou, 03 – Burkina Faso

O. Nacoulma

Université de Ouagadougou 03 B.P. 7021 Ouagadougou 03 – Burkina faso

A. S. Traore

Université de Ouagadougou 03 B.P. 7021 Ouagadougou 03 – Burkina faso

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Published

2006-01-12

How to Cite

Millogo-Kone, H., Guissoe, P. I., Nacoulma, O., & Traore, A. S. (2006). STUDY OF THE ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF THE STEM BARK AND LEAF EXTRACTS OF PARKIA BIGLOBOSA (JACQ.) BENTH. ON SATPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS. African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 3(2), 74–78. Retrieved from https://journals.athmsi.org/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/79

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2006)

Section

Research Papers

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