Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of the Medicinal Plant Veronica biloba

Table 1

Result of antibacterial activity of Veronica biloba.

Extract	Concentration (μl)	Staphylococcus aureus	Escherichia coli
Dichloromethane	30 μl	4.3 ± 0.2 mm	6.3 ± 0.5 mm
Water	30 μl	5.1 ± 0.2 mm	4.5 ± 0.5 mm
n-Hexane	30 μl	4.5 ± 0.5 mm	6.8 ± 0.2 mm
Ethyl acetate	30 μl	10.5 ± 1 mm	7.3 ± 0.2 mm
Ampicillin (+control)	10 mg	15.5 ± 0.3 mm	—
Gentamicin (+control)	10 mg	—	11.9 ± 0.4 mm
Ofloxacin (+control)	1 mg	20 ± 0.5 mm	11.5 ± 0.15 mm
DMSO (–control)	30 μl	1 ± 0 mm	1 ± 0 mm

The data are expressed as mean ± SD (standard deviation) in mm of zone of inhibition shown by each fraction. Compared using ANOVA, with significance level set at alpha of 0.05.