Evaluation of the Antibacterial and Antifungal Properties of Phragmanthera capitata (Sprengel) Balle (Loranthaceae), a Mistletoe Growing on Rubber Tree, Using the Dilution Techniques

Table 3

Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MIC) of the different solvent extracts of P. capitata on selected human pathogenic fungi.

	2-3 days after incubation					5 days after incubation
	Act	Met	Eth	Aqu	Nys	Act	Met	Eth	Aqu	Nys
	mg/mL				µg/mL	mg/mL				µg/mL
Trichophyton mucoides	>10	>10	>10	1.25	4	>10	>10	>10	1.25	4
Trichophyton tonsurans	1.25	10	5	≤0.3125	4	1.25	10	10	≤0.3125	4
Candida albicans	>10	>10	> 10	≤0.3125	4	>10	>10	>10	≤0.3125	>16
Aspergillus niger	5	10	5	≤0.3125	8	5	10	10	≤0.3125	8

Annotations: Act (acetone extract), Met (methanol extract), Eth (ethanol extract), Aqu (aqueous extract), Nys (nystatin), “>” (value greater than the highest concentration tested), and “≤” (value less than or equal to the lowest concentration tested).