Review Article

A Systematic Review on Antimicrobial and Antiparasitic Activity of Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Tongkat Ali)

Table 4

Results for selected studies of antimicrobial activity of Eurycoma longifolia.

StudiesPlant componentsPositive resultNegative result

[11]RootCandida albicans and Streptococcus mutans
[13]Roots, leaves, branches, seeds, bark, and stem coreEscherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella flexneri, and Bacillus subtilis
[14]RootBacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella typhiPseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli
[15]RootCandida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus
[16]Leaves, stem, and rootBacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Micrococcus luteus, Proteus vulgaris, and Serratia marcescensEscherichia coli, Salmonella typhi
[21]Root and stemA. niger, Escherichia coli, Salmonella Virchow, P. aeruginosa, B. cereus, and S. aureus
[23]RootCandida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, and Streptococcus sobrinus
[24]RootMycobacterium tuberculosis
[27]RootS. mutans, Lactobacillus, and Candida albicans
[29]LeavesMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)