Review Article

Bidens pilosa L. (Asteraceae): Botanical Properties, Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology

Table 18

Antibacterial activity of root extracts from B. pilosa [54].

StrainMIC50 (mg/mL)
Methanol extractAcetone extract

Bacillus cereus 10
Escherichia coli 55
Klebsilla pneumonia 510
Micrococcus kristinae 10
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1010
Staphylococcus aureus 510
Sraphylococcus epidermidis 55
Serratia marcescens 10
Shigelea flexneri 10
Streptococcus faecalis 10