Research Article
Anthelminthic, Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activities and FTIR Analyses of Vernonia camporum Stem-Bark
Table 6
Mean zones of inhibition (ZI) of methanol and hexane extracts of V. camporum and ciprofloxacin and clotrimazole standards.
| Sample/drug | Conc. (mg/mL) | Mean zone of inhibition (mm) (mean ± SEM) | E. coli | S. aureus | P. aeruginosa | B. subtilis | C. albicans |
| Ciprofloxacin | 0.05 | 24.0 ± 0.121 | 30.0 ± 0.217 | 28.0 ± 0.081 | 24.0 ± 0.164 | NA | Clotrimazole | 0.05 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 22.0 ± 0.171 |
| Methanol extract | 25.00 | 27.0 ± 0.019 | 24.0 ± 0.061 | 22.0 ± 0.099 | 22.0 ± 0.077 | 20.0 ± 0.184 | 12.50 | 18.0 ± 0.020 | 16.0 ± 0.090 | 20.0 ± 0.097 | 16.0 ± 0.068 | 14.0 ± 0.088 | 6.25 | — | — | 14.0 ± 0.186 | 10.0 ± 0.128 | — |
| Hexane extract | 25.00 | 26.0 ± 0.146 | 18.0 ± 0.119 | 16.0 ± 0.210 | 14.0 ± 0.114 | 20.0 ± 0.094 | 12.50 | 14 ± 0.024 | 12.0 ± 0.030 | — | — | 16.0 ± 0.171 | 6.25 | — | — | — | — | — |
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NA: not applicable; diameter of the cork borer = 10 mm.
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