Review Article

Ethnobotanical Uses, Chemical Constituents, and Application of Plantago lanceolata L.

Table 3

Antibacterial properties of different solvent extracts of P. lanceolata L. on gram-positive and negative bacteria species based on inhibition zone response.

MicroorganismSolvent usedConcentration of solventInhibition zone(mm)Reference

S. aureusChloroform……8[20]
Acetone95%16.3[43]
Methanol95%17.3
Ethanol……14[20]
Methanol…..15.8
Water……16.3[43]
Methanol70%8[5]
Petroleum ether20 μl23
Chloroform /methanol20 μl23

E.coliMethanol70%6[20]
Chloroform /methanol20 μl24[5]
Ethyl acetate extract…..8[33]
Chloroform…..7.6[44]
Petroleum ether20 μl24[5]
Acetone95%12.7[43]
Methanol95%15
Water…..13.3
Ethanol…..15[44]

S. pneumoniaeAcetone95%10.7[20]
Methanol95%10.3
Water…..13.6

S.boydiiAcetone95%16[43]
Methanol95%16.6
Water…..15.3

K. pneumoniaeAcetone95%17[43]
Ethyl acetate…..8[33]
Methanol95%26[43]
Water…..15.7

C. albicansAcetone…..8.7[43]
Methanol…..15.3
Water…..22

S. aureusMethanol70%9[20]
L. monocytogenesMethanol70%16

S. agalactiaePetroleum ether20 μl17[5]
Chloroform /methanol20 μl19
Methanol20 μl16

P. mirabilisMethanol…..8[33]

P. aeruginosaChloroform50mg9[5]
Ethanol50mg16