Bauhinia variegata Leaf Extracts Exhibit Considerable Antibacterial, Antioxidant, and Anticancer Activities

Table 3

Antibacterial efficacy of B. variegata extracts.

Extracts/antibiotics	K. pneumoniae	Proteus spp.	E. coli	Pseudomonas spp.
Mero	18±0.07	26±0.21	37±0.22	nt
Ptz	nt	nt	nt	25±0.14
PE*	15.33±0.17	—	—	—
BZ*	8.33±0.08	9.20±0.10	—	—
CH	18.33±0.21	—	—	—
EA*	7.67±0.15	—	—	—
AC	12.33±0.18	8.33±0.08	9.33±0.09	—
ET	11.33±0.22	10.33±0.06	11.67±0.13	11.67±0.12
AQ	—	—	—	9.33±0.07

Zone of inhibition (ZOI) values are reported as mean ± standard deviation of three replicates. Asterisk (*) represent extract content in discs 5 mg/disc. The extract contents present in other discs were 10 mg/disc. Abbreviations: PE: petroleum ether, BZ: benzene, CH: chloroform, EA: ethyl acetate, AC: acetone, ET: ethyl alcohol, AQ: water, Mero: meropenem (10 μg/disc), and Ptz: piperacillin tazobactum (100/10 µg/disc).