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Antimicrobial activities of various plant extracts (100 μg of the extract per loaded disc)
			Zone of inhibition (extract)/Zone of inhibition (standard)
			*S. aureus*		*B. subtilis*		*Ps. Aeruginosa*		*M. smegmatis*		*C. albicans*

Plant name (Latin)	Plant part	Code	Ave	SD	Ave	SD	Ave	SD	Ave	SD	Ave	SD
Arachis hypogea	Leaves	PLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		PLW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		PLE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Rhizomes	PRLB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		PRLW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		PRLE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Epipremnum pinnatum	Leaves	RB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		RW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		RE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Stems	RSB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		RSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		RSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Stems (fresh juices)	RF	0.29	0.01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Periscaria hydropiper	Aerial parts (leaves & stems)	LB	0.30	0.02	0.32	0.02	-	-	0.50	0.00	0.50	0.00
		LW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		LE	0.25	0.02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		LM	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Imperata cylindrica	Rhizomes	AB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		AW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		AE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Houttuynia cordata	Aerial parts (leaves & stems)	FSB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		FB	-	-	0.30	0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
		FW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		FE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Aerial parts (fresh juices)	FF	0.29	0.04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Murraya koenigii	Leaves	CB	-	-	0.30	0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
		CW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		CE	0.49	0.01	0.35	0.03	-	-	0.77	0.05	-	-
		CM	0.20	0.02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magnolia officinalis	Barks	MB	0.35	0.06	0.37	0.00	-	-	1.07	0.06	-	-
		MW	0.30	0.01	0.32	0.02	-	-	0.71	0.05	-	-
		ME	0.50	0.01	0.61	0.03	-	-	1.23	0.05	0.89	0.06
		MM	0.19	0.04	-	-	-	-	0.24	0.08	-	-
Typhonium flagelliforme	Aerial parts (leaves & stems)	YB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		YW	0.22	0.01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		YE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Rhizomes	YRB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		YRW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		YRE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Leaves (fresh juices)	YF	0.28	0.06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Rhizomes (fresh juices)	YRF	0.27	0.02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Roots (fresh juices)	YRR	0.23	0.02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chan et al. Chinese Medicine 2008 3:15 doi:10.1186/1749-8546-3-15

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