Review Article

The Genus Spilanthes Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Properties: A Review

Table 3

Antibacterial and antifungal activities of genus Spilanthes.

ClassificationSpeciesTested materialMICActive/inactiveReferences

Gram +Staphylococcus aureus Spilanthes calva  methanol extract8  g/mLActive[73]
Gram +Bacillus subtilis Spilanthes calva  methanol extract8–9.9  g/mLActive[73]
Gram +Bacillus subtilis  ATCC 6633Fraction of chloroform extract Spilanthes acmella Murr.128  g/mLActive[2]
Gram +Bacillus subtilis  ATCC 6633Fraction of chloroform extract Spilanthes acmella Murr.128  g/mLActive[2]
Gram +Bacillus subtilis Spilanthes calva  Methanol extract8.0–9.9  g/mLActive[73]
Gram +Bacillus cereus Fraction of chloroform extract Spilanthes acmella Murr.256  g/mLActive[2]
Gram +Corynebacterium diphtheriae  NCTC 10356Fraction of chloroform extract Spilanthes acmella Murr.64  g/mLActive[2]
Gram +Staphylococcus epidermidis  ATCC 12228Fraction of chloroform extract Spilanthes acmella Murr.128  g/mLActive[2]
Gram +Enterobacter faecalis Spilanthes clava  methanol extractInactive[73]
Gram +Mycobacter phlei Spilanthes clava  methanol extractInactive[73]
Gram +Micrococcus luteus  ATCC 10240Fraction of chloroform extract Spilanthes acmella Murr.128  g/mLActive[2]
Gram +Staphylococcus epidermidis  ATCC 12228Fraction of chloroform extract Spilanthes acmella Murr.128  g/mLActive[2]
Gram +Streptococcus pyogenes IIFraction of chloroform extract Spilanthes acmella Murr.256  g/mLActive[2]
Gram +Micrococcus luteus  ATCC 10240Fraction of chloroform extract Spilanthes acmella Murr.128  g/mLActive[2]
Gram +Streptococcus mutans Chloroform extract of S. acmella 250  g/mL disk (7.5 mm zone)Active[136]
Gram −Escherichia coli Spilanthes calva methanol extractInactive[73]
FungiCandida albicans Spilanthes calva methanol extractInactive[73]
Saccharomyces cerevisiae  ATCC 2601Fraction of chloroform extract Spilanthes acmella Murr.256  g/mLActive[2]
Saccharomyces cerevisiae  ATCC 2601Hexane extract Spilanthes acmella Murr.256  g/mLActive[2]