Research Article

Scientific Validation of the Medicinal Efficacy of Tinospora cordifolia

Table 4

Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of potential extracts derived from T. cordifolia stem.

Extract fractionsBacteria
K. pneumoniae Proteus spp.E. coli Pseudomonas spp.

PEnt7.1ntnt
BZnt14.2ntnt
CHntntnt22.73
EAntnt4.211.29
AC1.29nt4.214.21

MBC values are shown in mg/mL. The MBC values of potential extract fractions of T. cordifolia stem samples were determined as described in Section 2. Abbreviations: PE: petroleum ether, BZ: benzene, CH: chloroform, EA: ethyl acetate, AC: acetone and ET: ethyl alcohol fractions, nt: not tested.