Antimicrobial activity of some local herbs on common skin pathogens

Abstract

Extracts from Anogeissus leoicarpus, Daniellia diveri and Xylopia aethiopica were screened for antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Aspergillus fumigatus using disc and well diffusion methods.  Both aqueous and ethanolic axtracts of the three plants showed antimicrobial activities against at least two microorganisms.  None of the extracts showed activity against Candida albicans.  The three medicinal plants were found to be Bacteriostatic, bacteriocidal, fungistatic and fungicidal.  Preliminary phytochemical screening indicated presence of tannins, saponnins, phenols and anthraquinones.