In Vitro Phytochemical, Antibacterial, and Antifungal Activities of Leaf, Stem, and Root Extracts of Adiantum capillus veneris

Table 4

Antibacterial activity of fifteen extracts of Adiantum capillus veneris against various MDR bacterial strains.

Plant part	Solvent	E. coli	Pseudomonas	Citrobacter	Klebsiella	Proteus	Vibrio	Shigella	Salmonella	S. aureus	Providencia
Leaves	Water	20	25	20	25	25	25	20	22	20	20
	Methanol	18	15	22	30	25	30	30	25	28	30
	Ethanol	16	20	20	25	25	30	25	20	22	25
	E. acetate	15	15	0	10	0	20	15	20	0	15
	Hexane	15	15	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0
Stems	Water	20	10	10	20	15	10	15	20	12	15
	Methanol	30	20	20	25	20	20	18	25	18	20
	Ethanol	30	25	18	25	25	20	20	30	18	20
	E. acetate	20	20	12	0	0	0	0	12	10	0
	Hexane	20	15	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
Roots	Water	25	22	25	20	20	30	25	20	18	10
	Methanol	25	22	20	18	15	20	12	15	15	15
	Ethanol	25	20	20	16	20	20	20	15	20	15
	E. acetate	20	25	14	20	15	18	15	10	14	10
	Hexane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Extracts with zone of inhibition (ZI) representing sensitivity in millimeter (mm).