Antibacterial Activity of the Leaves, Bark, Seed and Flesh of Moringa Oleifera
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2011
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Moringa oleifera belongs to an onogeneric family of shrubs and tree,
Moringaceae. In the Dravidian language there are many local names for
Moringa oleifera but all are derived from the generic root "Morunga". It has
anticancer, anti-inflammatory activity and thyroid status regulator efficacies.
An experiment was carried out to study the antibacterial activity of different
solvent extracts of Moringa oleifera plant by agar well diffusion method
against Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pnemoniae, Shigella
dysentriae and Staphylococcus aureus that frequently cause enteric
infections in humans. The benzene, methanol and aqueous extracts of
Moringa oleifera leaves, bark, seed and flesh have shown strong antibacterial
activity against all the organisms tested such as B. subtilis, E. coli, K.
pneumoniae. S. dysentriae and S. aureus. The zone of inhibition ranged from
7-23mm. The plant Moringa oleifera can be used as a source of oral drugs to
fight infections caused by susceptible bacteria.