Phenolics, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Immature and Mature Blumea balsamifera Leaf Extracts Eluted with Different Solvents

Table 5

The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of immature B. balsamifera leaf extracts obtained using 50% ethanol solvent against S. aureus, E. coli, and P. aeruginosa.

Crude extract	No. of repetitions	MICs of the extracts against the tested strains (mg/mL)			MBCs of the extracts against the tested strains (mg/mL)
		S. aureus	E. coli	P. aeruginosa	S. aureus	E. coli	P. aeruginosa
Immature leaves by 50% EtOH	1	0.5	>0.5	>0.5	>0.5	>0.5	>0.5
	2	0.5	>0.5	>0.5	>0.5	>0.5	>0.5
	3	0.5	>0.5	>0.5	>0.5	>0.5	>0.5