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Table 4 MICs, MBC and CC50 of crude extracts of traditional medicine preparations

From: Microbial, phytochemical, toxicity analyses and antibacterial activity against multidrug resistant bacteria of some traditional remedies sold in Buea Southwest Cameroon

Product Name

Extract code

Activity (Organism)

CC50 (μg/mL)

MIC (mg/mL)

MBC (mg/mL)

Kiankia

TP1

1 (ST)

–

652.3

Madachi a

TP2

4 (MRSA)

8 (MRSA)

689.0

Desert war 2

TP4

4 (MRSA)

–

218.3

Bagaruwaa

TL5

–

–

11.4

Gewaya tsamiya a

TP6b

4 (PM)

–

435.2

Fever medicine

TL7

–

–

149.2

Gesaa

TP8

–

–

502.1

  1. MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration, MBC Minimum bactericidal concentration, CC50 Cytotoxic concentration for 50% of monkey kidney epithelial cells (LLC-MK2 from ATCC, Virginia, USA).. ST Salmonella. typhi, MRSA Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, PM Proteus mirabilis.TP6b: oil layer above solid residue of TP6 crude extract. -: no MIC, no MBC recorded in the test concentration range. aLocal name in Hausa vernacular
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

ISSN: 2662-7671

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