Research Article

Study Bioprospecting of Medicinal Plant Extracts of the Semiarid Northeast: Contribution to the Control of Oral Microorganisms

Table 3

Mean MIC results of selected plants on oral microorganisms.

Hydroalcoholic extractMIC (μL/μL)
Microorganisms tested
P.a.E.f.S.a.S.o.

Acanthospermum hispidum
 HEx11.000
 HEx21.000
 HEx31.000
 HEx41.000
Ximenia americana
 HEx10.063
 HEx20.063
 HEx31.0000.063
 HEx40.250
 HEx50.2501.000
Schinopsis brasiliensis
 HEx10.0040.0630.500
 HEx20.5000.0631.000
 HEx31.0001.0000.0630.500
 HEx40.0631.0000.0630.500
 HEx50.0630.0630.500

P.a.: P. aeruginosa; E.f.: E. faecalis; S.a.: S. aureus; S.o.: S. oralis.