Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Effects of Moringa oleifera (Moringa) and Azadirachta indica (Neem) Methanolic Extracts against Strains of Enterococcus faecalis

Table 1

In vitro antibacterial effect of 2% chlorhexidine and the methanolic extracts of Moringa oleifera and Azadirachta indica against Enterococcus faecalis during the first 24 and 48 hours.

Time	Extracts	Growth inhibition zone (mm)
		Mean	Standard deviation	Median	Minimum	Maximum
24 hours	Azadirachta indica	33.16	0.75	33.00	32.00	34.00	<0.01
	Moringa oleifera	35.50	1.05	35.50	34.00	37.00
	Chlorhexidine	19.16	1.33	20.00	17.00	20.00
48 hours	Azadirachta indica	39.83	3.37	42.00	35.00	42.00	<0.01
	Moringa oleifera	44.83	0.98	44.50	44.00	46.00
	Chlorhexidine	27.00	1.09	27.00	26.00	29.00

Kruskal–Wallis test.