Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2628423 | Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to assess the antimicrobial activity of methanol and ethanol extracts of pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) petals against clinical pathogens. The antimicrobial potential of C. officinalis extracts was evaluated against a panel of microorganisms isolated from patients at the Belfast City Hospital (BCH), including bacteria and fungi, using disc diffusion assay. Methanol extract of C. officinalis exhibited better antibacterial activity against most of the bacteria tested, than ethanol extract. Both methanol and ethanol extracts showed excellent antifungal activity against tested strains of fungi, while comparing with Fluconazole.
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Authors
Efstratios Efstratiou, Abdullah I. Hussain, Poonam S. Nigam, John E. Moore, Muhammad A. Ayub, Juluri R. Rao,