Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3839

Full Length Research Paper

Antimicrobial activity of some Vietnamese medicinal plants extracts

Quang-Vinh Nguyen1,3 and Jong-Bang Eun1,2*
1Department of Food Science and Technology and Functional Food Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea. 2Center for Food Safety and Toxicology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. 3Department of Food Processing and Preservation, Tay Nguyen University, Daklak, Vietnam.
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 05 September 2013
  •  Published: 17 September 2013

Abstract

Antimicrobial activities of some Vietnamese medicinal plant extracts including Premna integrifolia L, Terminalia nigrovenulosa, Pseuderanthemum palatiferumStreptocaulon juventasEclipta alba, and Solanum hainanense were investigated. Almost all extracts had antimicrobial effects on the tested microorganisms, including Bacillus subtilis,Staphylococcus aureusLactobacillus brevisEscherichia coliPseudomonas aeruginose,Candida albicansSaccharomyces cerevisiaeAspergillus niger, and Penicillium cyclopium. Of these extracts, the methanol extracts exhibited higher antimicrobial activity levels compared to that of other extracts. The greatest activity was obtained with T. nigrovenulosamethanol extracts, followed by the extracts of P. nigrovenulosa and S. juventas. The results indicate that the methanol extracts of T. nigrovenulosaS. juventas, and P. nigrovenulosahave significant potential for use as traditional therapy. Further study may lead to a novel antimicrobial compound.

 

Key words: Medicinal plant, antimicrobial activity, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC).