Effects of Achyrocline satureioides Inflorescence Extracts against Pathogenic Intestinal Bacteria: Chemical Characterization, In Vitro Tests, and In Vivo Evaluation

Table 1

Nutritional composition of Achyrocline satureioides inflorescences and the corresponding extracts (g/100 g dry weight) ± standard deviation (SD).

Samples	Lipid (g/100 g)	Protein (g/100 g)	Reducing sugar (g/100 g)	Loss on drying (g/100 g)
In nature
Aqueous
Freeze-dried
Spray-dried

extract: freeze-dried extract prepared from A. satureioides decoction. -dried or spray-dried extracts prepared from A. satureioides extractive solution were obtained by macerating inflorescences in 80% ethanol. All extractive solutions were prepared using a plant : solvent ratio of 7.5% (w/v). Spray-dried extracts contained 50% extractives, 33.4% colloidal silicon dioxide, and 16.6% polysorbate 80; excipient percentages were considered in the analysis. Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) determined by Tukey’s test of nutritional composition between extracts and the A. satureioides inflorescences.